'It's everybody’s problem'
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in a statement by his Chief
Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, Saraki stated that
documentaries like ‘Sweet Sweet Codeine’ are real-life
attestations on the need for Nigeria to take its drug abuse
problem more seriously.
“The widespread nature of this substance abuse problem in
Nigeria is why the Senate convened the stakeholder
Roundtable in Kano in December. Even though I have been
working on this issue for a few months now, watching the
BBC documentary was another eye-opener. Nigerians can
now see that if care is not taken, we could be sitting on a
catastrophe. We cannot all just fold our arms and expect this
issue to fix itself. This is everybody’s problem" the President
of the Senate said.
He continues to say, 'as things stand, following the
Roundtable on Drug Abuse that held in Kano in December
2017, we have already developed a draft Legislative
framework for the control of narcotics and psychotropic
substances and the provision of mental health and substance
abuse services in Nigeria. With the Drug Control Bill that we
are set to introduce, the mandate of the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for
Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) and other
relevant law enforcement and other regulatory bodies will be
strengthened to eradicate the illicit production, and trafficking
of controlled substances".
Bukola Saraki
@bukolasaraki
This #codeine addiction issue won't fix itself. It is
everybody's problem.
The #DrugControlBill and the #MentalHealthBill that
@NGRSenate is set to introduce will help to curb the
illicit trafficking of controlled substances.
Read here: goo.gl/Sdiw4q
3:11 PM - May 1, 2018
163 216 people are talking about this
“While the Mental Health Bill will ensure the availability of
mental health and substance abuse services in every state, as
well as guarantee the enforcement of minimum standards of
care for people with mental health disorders. This is because,
we cannot continue like this. We cannot continue to have one
psychiatrist for every 1.6million Nigerians and expect this
substance abuse problem to go away. This legislative
framework that we are preparing recognizes the low number
of mental health practitioners in the country, and works to
rectify that problem by ensuring that quality mental health and
substance abuse services are available for this underserved
segment of the population.”
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in a statement by his Chief
Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, Saraki stated that
documentaries like ‘Sweet Sweet Codeine’ are real-life
attestations on the need for Nigeria to take its drug abuse
problem more seriously.
“The widespread nature of this substance abuse problem in
Nigeria is why the Senate convened the stakeholder
Roundtable in Kano in December. Even though I have been
working on this issue for a few months now, watching the
BBC documentary was another eye-opener. Nigerians can
now see that if care is not taken, we could be sitting on a
catastrophe. We cannot all just fold our arms and expect this
issue to fix itself. This is everybody’s problem" the President
of the Senate said.
He continues to say, 'as things stand, following the
Roundtable on Drug Abuse that held in Kano in December
2017, we have already developed a draft Legislative
framework for the control of narcotics and psychotropic
substances and the provision of mental health and substance
abuse services in Nigeria. With the Drug Control Bill that we
are set to introduce, the mandate of the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for
Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) and other
relevant law enforcement and other regulatory bodies will be
strengthened to eradicate the illicit production, and trafficking
of controlled substances".
Bukola Saraki
@bukolasaraki
This #codeine addiction issue won't fix itself. It is
everybody's problem.
The #DrugControlBill and the #MentalHealthBill that
@NGRSenate is set to introduce will help to curb the
illicit trafficking of controlled substances.
Read here: goo.gl/Sdiw4q
3:11 PM - May 1, 2018
163 216 people are talking about this
“While the Mental Health Bill will ensure the availability of
mental health and substance abuse services in every state, as
well as guarantee the enforcement of minimum standards of
care for people with mental health disorders. This is because,
we cannot continue like this. We cannot continue to have one
psychiatrist for every 1.6million Nigerians and expect this
substance abuse problem to go away. This legislative
framework that we are preparing recognizes the low number
of mental health practitioners in the country, and works to
rectify that problem by ensuring that quality mental health and
substance abuse services are available for this underserved
segment of the population.”
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