Kwara: Students Warned on the Dangers of Drug Abuse

Date: 2022-12-19

Oasis Muslim Care Foundation (OMCF), a non-governmental organisation that cares for the sick and needy, has advised secondary school students on the dangers of drug abuse and addiction.

The advice was given during the foundation's 8th Secondary Schools Public Health Enlightenment programme held on Tuesday, 13th December 2022 at Ethical College, Ilorin, Kwara State.

The guest speaker, Pharmacist Abdulwasiu Olagunju, an Assistant Director of Pharmacy at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, spoke on the topic "Drug Abuse, Misuse and Management."

Olagunju spoke extensively on drug abuse, misuse, and addiction, citing various examples of how people abuse, misuse, and become addicted to drugs. According to a statement by the foundation, the lecturer advised the students to stay away from hard drugs and everything related to drug addiction.

The statement read, “Olagunju explained the differences between drug abuse and misuse. He explained the connection between the abuse of drugs and the rising cases of liver diseases, renal failure and brain damage. He also dwelt on the havoc drug addiction wrecks on the individual and the larger society. He advised the students only to take drugs based on prescription by qualified medical practitioners and to stick to the dosages and duration prescribed."

Present at the event were about 135 students drawn from the Ilorin metropolis. The schools present were: Nobel Enterprises & Technology College, Fate-Basin Secondary School and Ethical College.

In his welcome address, the Chairman of Oasis Muslim Care Foundation, Dr. Abdulrauf Yusuf explained that while one of the cardinal objectives of the organisation is taking care of the indigent and sick, it has been organising public health lectures to educate the public on the causes of ill-health and how to improve their health and well-being.

In his vote of thanks, a committee member of the Oasis Muslim Care Foundation, Mallam Abdulazeez Alaaya, thanked the host school's management, principal, staff, and students for accommodating the organisation. He also appreciated the invited schools and teachers that attended the event.

Also at the event were the Chairman of the Ethical College Management Board, Dr Ahmad Uthman, and Oasis Muslim Care Foundation committee members: Engineer Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita and Mallam Muhammad Shuaib.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ijakadi     Kale Kawu     Oloje     Okiki     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Oba Abu     IYA ALFA NLA     V.O. Abioye     Offa     The Herald     Barakat Community Secondary School     Oladimeji Thompson     Busari Alabi Alausa     JMK Construction Company Limited     Buhari     Olohungbebe     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Alapado     Yomi Ogunsola     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     SAPZ Project     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     COVID-19 Palliatives     Yahya Mohammed     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Oyedun Juliana Funke     ER-KANG     Post-utme     Kuliyan Geri     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Kolawole Bashirat     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Kale Belgore     Fola Consultant     Adedeji Onimago     Abubakar B.M     Emir Of Yashikira     Abubakar Aliagan     Baruten     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Shehu Salau     Otoge     Bibire Ajape     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Old Oyo     JUSUN     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     T And K FOODS     Issa Oloruntogun     Kwara Consultative Forum     Crystal Corner Shops     African Democratic Congress     Dan Masanin     Imam Gambari     Mubarak Oladosu     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Sa\'adu Gambari     Babata     Gbenga Awoyale     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Isin     George Funsho Adebayo     CCT     SSA Youth Engagement     Nigeria Customs Service     Nnazua     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Deji Ajani     Osuwa     Borgu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Reuben Paraje     Fatimat Saliu     Saba Jibril     Muhammadu Gobir     Prince Bola Ajibola     Yaman     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Labaeka     Amuda Musbau     Gambari     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Kwha.gov.ng     Yemi Osinbajo     Yakub Lai Gobir     Ballah     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Baboko Primary School     Kwara State Government     Ilesha-Gwanara     Ayo Salami     Kayode Alabi     Yahaya Dumoye     KFA     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Joseph Offorjama     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Yashikira     International Aviation College     Charcoal     Government High School Adeta     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Bolaji Gambari     Joseph Daudu     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Mohammed Saidu     Maimunat Oniyangi     Moremi High School     Towoju     Na\'Allah     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Ayegbeni     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Ileloke     AGILE Programme     Adaramaja     Minister     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Obasanjo     Abdulwahab Ololele     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Borgu     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Shettima     CLAY POT     Col. Taiwo     Hamza Usman     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Michael Nzekwe     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Mohammed Ibrahim     Ishaq Oloyede     James Kolo     Salihu S. Yaru     Kulende     Haleeman Salman     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Halimah Perogi     KWAFFA     Dan-Kazeem     Okasanmi Ajayi     TESCOM