Daily Post Nigeria Women more addicted, affected by drugs – NDLEA Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Health Women more addicted, affected by drugs – NDLEA Published on June 8, 2024 By Gift Oba The Ogun State Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Jane Ibiba Odili, has said women are more addicted and affected by drugs than men. Odili, in an interview with DAILY POST, stated that there is a drastic increase of female drug abusers in the state and urged them to come out and get help. She lamented that in 2023, about 35 cases were recorded and the abusers who were within the age bracket of 15-30 years, were usually drawn to the act by their partners, peer pressure and most times the country’s economic hardship.
She said, “The female body is a bit more complicated than that of the male counterpart, so because of that, when women abuse drugs, they get easily addicted than the men and also have more challenges going off drugs than men. “Because of their community roles as caregivers and nurturers, we discovered that when there is a problem of drug abuse, women tend to suffer more.” The commandant disclosed that the trend discovered among female abusers in the state was the use of ‘Fenuja , Skushis’ and weed which was planted and cultivated within the state.
“There is a trend we have discovered so far among drug users, especially women in the state; a lot of our women folks are involved in alcohol and what we’re saying now is tha.
