Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Nigerian President, has revealed how he almost became a drug addict.
He spoke in Abeokuta over the
weekend at the second edition of ‘Fly Above The High’ anti-drug campaign
conference organised by the Recovery Advocacy Network.
Obasanjo stated that smoking
during his youthful age led to chronic coughing and almost became an addiction.
The former President, while
lamenting the increase in drug abuse among Nigerians and other West Africans,
urged Nigerian students and young people to refrain from abusing psychoactive
drugs, saying that they ruin life rather than enhance it.
“If I had persisted, I could
have become addicted. Once you get involved, it is difficult to get out.
“There’s nothing drug can do
for you except destruction.
“We found out that West Africa
has equally been a centre for drug consumption in a very bad way. That was more
than 10 years ago, so the situation has since gone worse. And whatever applies
to West Africa applies to all other parts of Africa,” Obasanjo said.
He cautioned against
stigmatization and urged individuals who are already addicted to psychoactive
drugs to get help.
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