Drug Abuse: Marwa asks families to acquire drug test kits at home

…Says aboriginal involution indispensable to forestall full- blown addiction among youths

By Kingsley Omonobi

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohammed Marwa(retd), has called connected families to instrumentality proactive steps towards preventing cause maltreatment among children, including acquiring cause trial kits for location use.

According to General Marwa, “It is amended to observe cause usage early, erstwhile involution is possible, than to hold until it develops into full-blown addiction.”

Speaking astatine the DEPOWA (Defence and Police Officers Wives Association) Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Competition 2025 successful Abuja, Marwa said: “Drug maltreatment robs young radical of the agleam aboriginal that rightfully belongs to them. It is not conscionable an idiosyncratic tragedy, it is simply a nationalist loss.”

He warned youths to enactment wide of drugs arsenic it destroys ambition, extinguishes anticipation and robs young radical of a agleam aboriginal adding, “Substance maltreatment has go a societal menace that endangers the health, wellbeing, and aboriginal of our young people.

“Yet, portion we observe sports and its benefits, we indispensable besides prehend this accidental to face a substance of sedate concern- cause abuse.

“As parents, guardians, and teachers, we stock the ineffable work of guiding our children on the close path, helping them to nurture their talents, prosecute their dreams, and debar the destructive grip of drugs

“We indispensable stay adjacent to our children, springiness them attention, and ne'er disregard the informing signs.”

Continuing Marwa said: ‘’The plan of this lawsuit arsenic a sports-based cause maltreatment prevention programme, and its taxable ‘Live Free, Stay Clean” is thoughtful and timely.

“It speaks straight to the request for aboriginal sensitisation, and I commend DEPOWA for this visionary initiative.

“Sports, aft all, should stay a noble pursuit, 1 that rewards discipline, hard work, and integrity, not shortcuts rooted successful abuse, including performance-enhancing drugs.

“To our beloved students, I say: prehend this opportunity. Use sports arsenic a steadfast outlet, physique resilience, and enactment drug-free. Remember, saying nary to drugs is saying yes to your future.

“To schools, I powerfully promote you to found drug-free clubs wherever they bash not already exist.

“The NDLEA stands acceptable to enactment you successful this effort, arsenic portion of our shared work to physique a healthier and safer nation.”

In her remarks, Mrs. Oghogho Musa, President of DEPOWA said: “This lawsuit is simply a sport-based involution programme targeted astatine empowering secondary schoolhouse students to pb drug-free lives done engagement, awareness, and affirmative adjacent influence.”

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