Drug and Substance Abuse III

Basic Science JSS3 First term

Sub-theme: learning about our environment

WEEK 12

Drug and Substance Abuse III

Performance objectives

Students should be able to:

  1. Describe the role and activities of drug control agencies.
  2. Describe what constitutes the misuse of herbal medicines.

Content                                                          

Roles and activities of drug control agencies

National drug law enforcement agency (NDLEA)

The National drug law enforcement agency (NDLEA) is an agency in Nigeria charged with eliminating, growing, processing, manufacturing, selling, exporting, and trafficking of hard drugs. The agency was established by decree number 48 of January 1990. The NDLEA is present in international airports, seaports, and border crossing. It tries to eradicate cannabis by destroying plants. The NDLEA targets the leaders of Narcotics and money laundering organizations. Its current chairman is Col Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah 

ROLES  OF NDLEA
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