Without Urgent Action, Africa Risks 40% Surge in Drug Use – NDLEA Chairman

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Without urgent action, Africa risks 40% surge in drug use – NDLEA chairman

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa has warned that Africa could witness a 40% surge in drug use prevalence if urgent and coordinated action is not taken to address the growing crisis.  The post Without urgent action, Africa risks 40% surge in drug use – NDLEA chairman  appeared first on Nairametrics.

NDLEA Chief Calls for Urgent Action as Africa Faces 40% Rise in Drug Abuse — Akelicious

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), has raised the alarm over the projected surge in drug use across Africa, warning of a looming crisis unless urgent and coordinated action is taken. Citing global estimates that project a 10–11% rise in drug use, Marwa noted that Africa is set to experience a much higher increase of up to 40 per cent. According to a statement on Monday by the agency’s spok…