Diverse People Youth Initiative

Problematic drug use often develops as a result of complex issues such as childhood abuse, dysfunctional family life, social exclusion & various emotional traumas. A drugs such as Codeine can provide a convenient form of chemical oblivion for those who want to blot out pain.

Many people don't like drug users and that this dislike hinders the prospects of social integration and future employment for this group. This stigma is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of drug users and the nature of drug use.

Someone who is physically dependent upon codeine should not attempt to stop using without the supervision of a trained medical professional. The immediate cessation of codeine can cause a number of withdrawal effects. •Craving for the drug •Intense sweating •Stomach cramps

Often individuals who have a substance abuse problem struggle with other mental health disorders. Some of these disorders may include: •Anxiety disorders •Bipolar disorders •Schizophrenia •Depressive disorders •Conduct disorders •Antisocial personality disorders.

Although codeine is a prescription drug the abuse of codeine can cause significant damage to an individual’s life. Some of these effects may include: • Major depression • Liver damage •Kidney damage • Financial problems •Legal issues •Domestic problems •Job loss •Coma.

Just in: His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar the 3rd. just announced the sighting of new crescent of Shawwal in some cities in Nigeria. We wish you a very happy & peaceful Eid. May you all have a very happy and blessed Eid. #Eid #Ramadan #EidMubarak

4) Compared to a single cigarette, shisha smoke is known to contain higher levels of arsenic, lead, and nickel, 36 times more tar, and 15 times more carbon monoxide than cigarettes. The amount of smoke inhaled during a typical hookah session is about 90,000 millilitres.

3) Shisha smoking is one of the risk factors for prostate cancer. The idea that smoking tobacco through water will filter out cancer-causing chemicals is a myth & has no scientific basis. when you smoke Shisha, you can inhale same amount of smoke as from more than 100 cigarettes.

2) Risk of mouth cancers are thought to be higher from shisha smoking than from other types of tobacco smoking due to the length and frequency of the smoking. Shisha smokers share their mouthpiece & are exposed to the risk of contagious oral diseases like Hepatitis,& Tuberculosis

1) Shisha smoke contains carbon monoxide and heavy metals – it reduces your blood’s ability to carry oxygen and leads to clot formation which is a cause of heart attacks or stroke.Shisha smoking delivers nicotine—the same highly addictive drug found in other tobacco product.

People are being killed & abducted in #BirninGwari on regular basis, they don't deserve this, life snuffed out of them in cold blood for no good reason. We are alive today & we will speak out for those killed for no reason. @MBuhari We are failing them! #JusticeforZamfara.

On the other hand, we live with the people whose noses are more attracted to the smell of unnecessary perfume of criticisms than the necessary odour of coldblooded butchery. We simply reflect the insanity of our leaders, for our level of insanity is equal. #JusticeforZamfara.

We live in a country where leaders don't value the lives of the poor. A country where paying for fake awards is more prioritized than paying for declaring state of emergency to arrest the bandits. A country that simply define insanity. #JusticeforZamfara

A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. Prohibition of substances which give pleasure to people does not work. Addiction is a health problem, not a moral one, and there are many proven strategies which can reduce its burden.