How feasible is it to eliminate drug abuse in our universities?

Unfortunately, young students in our campuses are the most vulnerable to the consequences of hard drugs and this has a lot of adverse effects on the university community.Sadly, the effects of drug addiction are felt at many levels. Many drug users engage in criminal activities and violent behaviour in campus. Beyond the demoralising effect on […]

Unfortunately, young students in our campuses are the most vulnerable to the consequences of hard drugs and this has a lot of adverse effects on the university community.
Sadly, the effects of drug addiction are felt at many levels. Many drug users engage in criminal activities and violent behaviour in campus. Beyond the demoralising effect on academic performance, family and friends suffer in one way or another.
Drug addiction can disrupt a student’s life and lead to cultism in the university. Users of hard drug usually have mood swing, which is likely to lead to dismissal from school, poor work performance, health issues or marital problems.
Despite the seeming efforts by the NDLEA in addressing the menace, the drug trade is still booming, and its consumption rate is also growing in our universities. Our campuses have been converted into hard drug consumption centres. But with expeditious prosecution of drug crooks on our campuses, the cases will most definitely decrease.
Rotimi is a 400 level student of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano