SI4DEV sets to partner with the key stakeholders in ending the misuse of drugs in the State.

Strategy and Innovation For Development Initiative SI4DEV Kogi believes in the power of people and communities to lead social change and sustainable development and also partner with local change makers to offer capacity building.

Drug misuse commonly known as abuse is a term used commonly when prescription medication with sedative, anxiolytic, analgesic, or stimulant properties are used for mood alteration or intoxication ignoring the fact that overdose of such medicines can sometimes have serious adverse effects.

Drug abuse makes youth violent and often makes them unstable. Drug abusers can pose threat and harm to the society or neighborhood they live in as their sudden outbursts of angers are unpredictable. Students under the influence of drugs, addicts act out violently.

The violence affects the entire family physically and emotionally. They might pose harm to them resulting in serious injuries as drugs makes them lose their ability to think and this tend to affect their education as students.

SI4DEV in their believe of improving the health of communities and also the society visited National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA Kogi State Command and Kogi State Ministry of Health.

Alh. Idris Mohammed Bello NDLEA Kogi State Commander

On the 18th of July 2018, SI4DEV Team visited National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA Kogi State for support in sensitizing the youths on the negative effects of drug abuse especially on the school children who are victims of drug abuse in our society today.

Alh. Idris Mohammed Bello NDLEA Kogi State Commander welcomed the team and appreciates their effort in ending drug abuse, he promised to partner with the team and also work with them to end it. He also added that he will also offer to train the team and other youth focused group in Kogi State that has this same agenda as the technical support they will offer and other support in subsequent times.

Pst. Kolawole Johnson Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health representing the Commissioner Ministry of Health Kogi State Hon. Saka Audu.

On the 19th of July 2018 the team visited Kogi State Ministry of Health, Pst. Kolawole Johnson Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health representing the Commissioner Ministry of Health Kogi State Hon. Saka Audu received the team and was happy youth of such age can dedicate themselves in curbing this menace that is trying to take the youth of this generation away.

He promised to be of full support to the group in any way in make sure this sickness does not spread and affect the well being of thousands of youths in Kogi State.

Group photo: SI4DEV team with NDLEA Kogi State Commander with his team

SI4DEV Team

Strategy and Innovation for Development Initiative SI4DEV Kogi sensitized Schools and Colleges on the Negative Effect of Drug Abuse.

The abuse of prescription drugs is a national crisis – one that has state and federal government agencies scrambling yet making scant progress in curtailing. In the last ten years, stimulant prescriptions have seen an increase from 5 million to 45 million. The increased availability of these drugs, coupled with general misperceptions regarding the safety of “doctor-prescribed” medications, has led to exponential growth of drug users, as well as drug abusers.

Strategy and Innovation for Development Initiative (SI4DEV) Kogi Team set out today to Schools and colleges to sensitize the students on the negative effects of drug abuse on them as young leaders of this generation.

The Team with Bishop Delise College Lokoja prefects.

Abused drugs includes;

Cocaine from Coca, Codeine, Marijuana from Cannabis, Tramadol (Pain relief for accident victims), Inhalants and Heroin

In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will. Drugs change the brain in ways that make quitting hard, even for those who want to.

Drug abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse. – Elias Unekwu State Coordinator SI4DEV Kogi

Abusing drug creates both changes in behavior and in the way the brain works, specifically in the areas of education for students. Continued abuse of drugs can be a warning sign that an individual is beginning to lose control over their drug use., which may lead to crimes such as stealing, raping, homelessness, unwanted pregnancy as for the girls to mention a few. And also not to jettison the symptoms of drug abuse to the body system especially the brain (Mental health).

Let Us all Come together to put an end to this Menace that threatens to destroy our generation.

SAY NO TO DRUG ABUSE!!!

Group Photo of SI4DEV Kogi Team at Bishop Delise College Lokoja.

SAY NO TO DRUG ABUSE!! – Activista Ganaja Kogi..

Drug Abuse are usually psychoactive drugs that are used by people for various different reasons, which may include:

the use of prescription drugs that were originally intended to target pain relief may have turned into recreational use and become addictive and peer pressure especially school children and youth adults.

Join us on Thursday 5th July 2018.

On an educative,informative and impacting sensitization on seeking for a drug free society

Venue: Oma Oyiko International College Ganaja, Kogi State.

Time: 11am.

Be There!!!!

Say No to Drug Abuse