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.
Funke Adedoyin Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs Jani Ibrahim Isiaka Oniwa Ilorin Water Reticulation Shao Hamza Usman College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies Olokoba Borgu Muslim Cementary Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah Mashood Dauda Olupako Nigeria Computer Society Gbemisola Saraki Amuda Aluko Ayodele Olaosebikan Oladipo Akanmu Tolani Rebecca Bake Suleiman Abubakar Saka Abimbola Isau Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria Babaita Gaa Olobi Abdulraufu Mustapha Akeem Lawal Saka Keji Innocent Okoye Sambo Murtala Quareeb General Hospital Gbenga Adebayo Razak Atunwa Yaman Kamaldeen Ajibade Abdullahi G. Mohammad Ojuekun GRA Jelili Yusuf Erubu Fatai Adeniyi Garba Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari Oniyangi Ita-Ore IESA Muhammed Danjuma Mustapha Akanbi SSA Youth Engagement Olatunji Ibrahim Sheriff Shagaya Muideen Olaniyi Alalade KFA Emir Of Kano Eghe Igbinehi Sadiq Umar Amule Elementary School Maryam Ado Bayero Damilola Yusuf Adelodun BIR Hassan Oyeleke Magaji Are Abdullahi Atanda Ilorin Airport FERMA Islamiya Abdulraheem Oloje Charles Ibitoye Unilorin Lawal Jimoh Yusuf Abdulraheem Ishaq Abdulkarim Saadu Gbogbo Iwe Aisha Ahman-Pategi Laolu Saraki Bio Ibrahim

