Substance

The study focused on Social Work Intervention and Rehabilitation of Victims of Drug Abuse in Ekosodin Community, Benin City. A literature review was conducted to determine the breadth of factors that contribute to drugs abuse and correlated risk-taking behaviours, and to identify relevant evidence-based treatments. The research design adopted for this study was survey research design using stratified random sampling technique. The instrument used was questionnaire. Simple percentage statistical method was used to analysis data gathered during this study. The survey research design was used for study to elicit fact. The total number of one hundred (100) questionnaire were administered to the respondents. Following the findings from this research, it was revealed that Drug abuse in adolescence constitutes one of the most deadly menaces faced by Nigerians today. It has been identified as a social vice that must be eradicated. The study revealed that Family background play a major and foremost role in contributing to adolescent substance use, both positively and negatively. The study also revealed that the community have a significant influence on substance use among adolescent. It is recommended that communities should attract and encourage teenagers to participate.

This study comparatively explores the impact of intervention programs in response to patients with substance use disorders. The study uses the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City as its focus of study. Four well-structured research questions were formulated and sixteen questions were administered to the respondent to collect response from them, the population for the study include staff comprising Doctors, Nurses, Psychiatric and Counsellor at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City. To conduct the study, a total of 100 respondents were drawn. The respondents were chosen using the simple random sampling technique from the targeted population. The result of the study shows that the problem of substance disorder affects all parts of the country and that there are intervention program that have been put in place to address the issue. However, it was found that more work still need to be done in bringing this issue to rest. Thus, it was the recommended that the government and all citizens alike should join hands together in addressing the menace of substance use disorder. Regular and frequent substance-use training based on Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) for primary healthcare workers who provide care for victims should be conducted. The government and all those involved in addressing the issue of substance disorder should adopt the early intervention policy. Adequate funding and equipment should be provided for the treatment of substance use disorder.