2. Drugs are substances other than food
which changes the way the body or mind
functions.
3. Stimulants – Speed up the brain and
central nervous system. Examples are
caffeine (coffee, tea) nicotine (cigarettes),
amphetamines, speed, cocaine and diet
pills.
4. Depressants– Slow down the brain and
central nervous system. Examples are
alcohol, beer, wine, vodka, gin etc heroin,
tranquilizers, sleeping pills.
5. Hallucinogens – These drugs alter the
user’s state of consciousness. (Distort
auditory and visual sensations) Examples
are LSD, ecstasy, magic mushrooms,
marijuana.
27. HIV Prevalence among
PWID= 3.4%
Sex
WWID=14%
MWID= 3%
Female sex workers = 43%
9% of new HIV infections in
Nigeria every year are among
people who inject drugs.
28. S/N STATE Drug Seizure (Kg)
1. Benue 5,337.53
2. Kogi 4,069.18
3. Kwara 4,760.05
4. Nasarawa 3,224.72
5. Niger 2,876.94
6. Plateau 17,674.70
7. FCT Abuja 12,192.66
Total 50,135.78
Table 1: North-Central Drug Seizure Statistics
29. S/N STATE Drug Seizure (Kg)
1. Adamawa 1,610.83
2. Bauchi 2,049.06
3. Borno 749.79
4. Gombe 1,333.02
5. Taraba 777.58
6. Yobe 1,165.49
Total 7,685.77
Table 2: North-East Drug Seizure Statistics
30. S/N STATE Drug Seizure (Kg)
1. Jigawa 1,283.54
2. Kaduna 2,832.80
3. Kano 18,654.49
4. Katsina 432.02
5. Kebbi 3,717.64
6. Sokoto 2,288.27
7 Zamfara 87.21
Total 29,295.97
Table 3: North-West Drug Seizure Statistics
31. S/N STATE Drug Seizure (Kg)
1. Abia 824.49
2. Anambra 1,005.49
3. Ebonyi 196.05
4. Enugu 752.46
5. Imo 353.15
Total 3,131.64
Table 4: South-East Drug Seizure Statistics
32. S/N STATE Drug Seizure (Kg)
1. Akwa Ibom 334.06
2. Cross River 738.49
3. Bayelsa 253.23
4. Rivers 368.02
5. Delta 7,005.05
6. Edo 45,338.97
Total 54,037.82
Table 5: South-South Drug Seizure Statistics
33. S/N STATE Drug Seizure (Kg)
1. Ekiti 340.85
2. Lagos 9,621.62
3. Ogun 4,395.66
4. Ondo 32,729.04
5. Osun 335.49
6. Oyo 7,090.34
Total 54,513
Table 6: South-West Drug Seizure Statistics
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