A REVIEW ON DRUG ABUSE AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIA YOUTH

Background of the study: Drug usage is widespread throughout all age groups, from adolescents to older people. In order to maintain their own health, animals can benefit from the usage of drugs in much the same way that people can. When it is discovered that their pets do not have good health, human humans often medicate their pets with medications. In the body of any living thing, drug is a chemical that may effectively treat illness and restore health in order to make life healthier. It is true that drugs are used for beneficial therapeutic purposes, and that they are an effective substance for good health; yet, many, especially young people, abuse them for the wrong reasons. According Ijeoma (2017) they use it in a way that is both illegal and unlawful, which makes it unhealthy for the body.

Abubakar (2019) opined that abuse of drugs refers to the consumption of pharmaceuticals for reasons other than those recommended by a physician, which can have a detrimental effect on an individual's social life, cognitive functioning, or physical health. The increased likelihood that an individual may get into fights with their friends, their instructors, and the authorities at their school may be a reflection of the social repercussions. Cognitive impacts relate to the individual’s lack of concentrate on academic work and memory loss. According to Lewinsohn (2007), a medication is any thing other than food or water that has an effect on the way individuals think, feel, see, or behave. It is a drug that, because to the chemical makeup of the material, has an effect on all three levels of functioning: the physical, the mental, and the emotional. Chewing it, breathing it, smoking it, drinking it, rubbing it on the skin, or injecting it are all possible ways for it to enter the body