ENOBIEOSASUMWEN PROGRESS

Drug misuse is a worldwide epidemic, particularly among young people. A growing number of Nigerian youth are becoming addicted to drugs at the same time as their country is moving from being a drug-using to a drug-producing nation. This study used a Descriptive quantitative design from Nigeria - National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2016-2017. Data were analysed using univariate analysis in form of frequency distribution and multivariate analysis using ordered logistic regression model. The result shows highest substance misuse among youths was Cannabis whereby 91.4% commonly use it, followed by those abusing painkiller (83.26%) and alcohol (78.4%). The results of the ordered logistics regression analysis shows that there is significant relationship between type of occupancy rent, where youth seek medical attention, access to health care facility in the past 12 months, drug counselling centre and substance abuse among youth in Nigeria at p-value less-than0.05significant level. Drug usage has a variety of negative effects on society, including crime, injury, marital instability, and societal violence; nevertheless, this study found that female participants were more likely to use cannabis, alcohol, and painkillers. Drug abuse risk factors identified in this analysis include youths' access to health care facilities within the previous 12 months and drug counselling centres like private hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and other government hospitals; youths' type of occupancy rent; and youths' locations of drug treatment providers, such as pharmacies and patent medicine vendors. The study ascertained the needs for government to set up rehabilitation counselling centres and hospitals where they do not already exist, and to strengthen their capabilities in such locations. make concerted efforts to train professional health care practitioners or counsellors who would manage drug abuse situations, and it should also encourage the construction of private specialist centres. Further findings should investigate the role that government hospitals like federal, state, and municipal levels play in the waron drug.