Kwara: Students Warned on the Dangers of Drug Abuse
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.
Photo News Muyideen Ajani Bello NIPR Adeleke Ogungbe Mufutau Olatinwo Kolade Solagberu Michael Nzekwe QuickWin Egbejila Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Olusegun Adeniyi Al-Ilory Yahaya Jibril Usman Umar Gunu Yusuf AbdulRasheed Vasolar Consultoria Aliyu Muhammed Michael Ologundea Elerin Of Adanla Irese Baba Issa Awoye Olatunde Jare Muhammed Abdullahi MalHub Saraki Henry Olaosebikan Edu Medview Airlines COEASU Oladimeji Thompson Omoniyi Ayinla Bio Ibrahim Aliyu Sabi Mutawalle Abdulazeez Uthman Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Saliu Oluwole Wahab Kunle Shittu General Hospital, Ilorin Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency Amasa Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate Jamila Bio Ibrahim Amosa Javed Khan Aisha Gobir Lukman Adeloyin Ilorin West Balogun Fulani Offa Metropolitan Club Alloy Chukwuemeka Tsaragi-Share Sai Kayi Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed Balikis Jawondo Joseph Offorjama Kulende SGBN Sulu Babaita Isiaka Christopher Tunji Ayeni Baba Adini Of Kwara State Dan-Kazeem Ibrahim Taiwo Road Olatunde Michaels Adeniyi Ojo Oloruntoyosi Thomas Abdulmumini Jawondo Fatimat Saliu Royal FM Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education Folajimi Aleshinloye Earlyon Technologies Edret Sabi Abel Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah Kwara Liberation Group Saadu Alanamu Mubarak Oladosu

