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Kalvac educates youth on dangers of drug abuse

Christiana Okpala by Christiana Okpala
November 5, 2017
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Dangers associated with drug or substance abuse was a major issue discussed at a one day awareness seminar organised recently in Lagos for the students of Aguda Grammar School, Surulere, Lagos.

The event was put together by Kalvac Human Development Initiative to educate young ones on healthy living style.

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Speaking at the event, the Initiator of Kalavc Human Development Initiative, Dr. (Mrs.) Ada Ekwueme-Onuora, said the seminar  was necessary  as it would draw the attention of the participants to evils associated with drug abuse.

Describing the youths as great leaders of tomorrow , Ekwueme-Onuora who is a medical practitioner stressed the need for the youths to abstain from any drug  or substance abuse as it would hinder them from achieving their set goals in life.

“We are here to let  them know the reason they should not  get involved in anything drug abuse including over the counter drugs, because the consequences is better imagined than experienced.

“Drugs like cocaine, heroine , Gbana , among   others have rendered many youths useless and so any youth who want to be successful in life will not have anything  to do hard drugs,’’ she said.

Commending the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)  on its efforts in ensuring that the country was free from hard drugs, she expressed  her organisation’s willingness  to propagate the good work.

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Emphasising the need for teachers to be close to their students so as to monitor and know when they are in to drug abuse, she said: “The teachers have important roles to play in checkmating the activities of these school children, they are the ones to see the first sign of restlessness , absent mindedness,  agitation or hiding things among others.

She said teachers should therefore be able to relate to   them  as individuals not as students.

“They should relate with them one on one,” she added.

She explained further:  ‘’When  the   students  realised that  they are being monitored by the their teachers, they will see themselves as important personalities and as a result will like to act importantly, but if they see that the teachers do not bring that human relationship to the class ,  then everybody is on his own, and  negative  peer pressure influence will set in.’’

Stating the need for teachers to be well taken care of, she said  if teachers were not well paid, it would be difficult for them to give their best.

‘’Teachers should  be treated favourably in terms of remuneration,  they should be pampered so as to give their best to those they teach because the  future of these children lies in their hands,’’ she said.

Speaking on her organisation  which was established  upon her return from  Canada where she studied Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Mental Health, she said:

‘’When l was in Toronto Canada, I looked at their  social welfare services , it was quite interesting and  worthy of emulation.  So, when l came back to Nigeria having studied Psychosocial Rehabilitation,   l  decide to set up an organisation that will help me render such services  to the members of the society instead of waiting to see them visit the hospital half dead.

“So,  since then,  I have been  educating members of the society on healthy lifestyle and the need for them to go for regular  medical checkups because our  people have this culture of waiting for  symptoms , or  when they are almost  half dead before going to the hospital  for diagnosis.

“It ought not to be so as regular medical examination leads to early dictation of ailment which on the other hand results to proper management of such illness.’’

On her part , Dr. (Mrs.) Dumebi Owa   of   Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Lagos State urged the youths to stay away from drugs as it will destroy their future.

‘’They have a future  they are looking forward to achieving  and getting involved  in drugs will deny them of it as it can cause diseases,  lead to  road  traffic  accidents,  suicide and all manner of injuries,” she said.

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