Effect Of Substance Abuse Among Youths In Ilorin Metropolis Of Kwara State. A Case Study Of Sango Area

ABSTRACT Drug/substance abuse is one of the major problems confronting the nation today especially among the youth. Incidences of drug/substance and alcohol abuse and related anti-social behaviour have tremendously increased in recent years. This has become a matter of concern to the government, parents, teachers, non-governmental organisations and all other relevant agencies. The Nigeria government has recognised the seriousness of the drug/substance problem, this is the reason why most of the drugs are prohibited by law and their national and international agencies are established for the p…