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.

Igbaja     Simeon Ajibola     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Kayode Alabi     Omotoso     GGDSS Pakata     Tunde Yusuf     Hijab     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Cornelius Adebayo     Musa Yeketi     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Kwara Central     Kolawole Akande     Sabo-Oke     Lola Ashiru     Oko-Erin     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Saidu Isa     Ijagbo     Ilorin West     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Mohammed Abdulahi     David Adesina     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Babaita     IFK     Ronke Adeyemi     SUBEB     ER-KANG     Kaiama     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Amule     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Amuda Bembe     Kunle Akogun     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Ojo Isekuse     Turaki     Convocation Ceremonies     Pius Abioje     Okeose Christian Cementary     Amuda Aluko     Ibrahim Jawondo     Alaaya     Kayode Laro     Igosun     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Edu     Makama     Ekiti     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Kolo     Okin Group     Obasanjo     Mubarak Oladosu     International Vocational Centre     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Funmi Salau     Sambo Murtala     Dasuki Belgore     FERMA     EFCC     Valsolar Consortium     Ilorin South     Seni Saraki     Sheu Ndanusa Usman    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Amos Sayo     School Of Nursing     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Sabi     Pakata Patriots     Awwal Jawondo     Adijat Adebiyi     Abubakar Ndakene     Ejidongari     Wasiu Odewale     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Ganiyu Abolarin     Danladi     KWSUED     Kuliyan Geri     Kale Bayero     Code Of Conduct     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Royal FM     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Orisa Bridge     Sherif Shagaya     UNIFEMGA     Patience Jonathan     Saka Saadu     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Ali Ahmad     Aiyedun     Kwara State Television     Quareeb Islamic Association     Kawu Baraje     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Erubu Oba Zubair     Musibau Akanji     Ibrahim Labaika     Labaeka     Kulende     TIIDELab     Sheriff Shagaya     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Ayinke Saka     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Moji Makanjuola     Trader Moni     Saliu Mustapha     Mohammed Yisa     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Kunbi Titiloye     Bashir Adigun     Laboratory-to-Product     Shehu Alimi Foundation     A.E. Afolabi     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Ola Falade     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     New Nigeria People’s Party     Iyaloja-General     Aliyu Muyideen     Saidu Isa     Yaman     Ogidi-Oloje     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Tunji Oyawoye     Busari Alabi Alausa     Olaiya Lawal     Yahaya Muhammad     Femi Agbaje     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Gbugbu International Market     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Alagbado     Segun Adeniyi     Demola Banu     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Simeon Sayomi     Michael Ologundea