Managing Abuse of Hard Drugs/Methamphetamine (Mkpuru Mmiri) and its Effect on Mental Health of University Students in Nigeria

Abstract

Drug abuse is as old as the drug itself. Therefore, the emphasis is mainly on the rate at which Nigerian students take or consume Methamphetamine (Mkpuru Mmiri) with other drugs and the corresponding effect of taking the substance. Many students deviate from what should be their original engagement of learning and understanding to taking of all kinds of narcotic substance thereby affecting the level of their academic performance in school. The mental health of most students has been badly punctured and this usually contributes to illness amongst the youths. There are many hard drugs already in existence which the youths are taking: cannabis, rafnol, tramadol, alcohol etc but with the discovery and addition of ‘Mkpuru Mmiri’ or crystalmeth to the chains of narcotic substance by the students pose a great concern for the public. Some reasons for the intake were outlined and its effect for the down level of academic performance of the students in school were mentioned. In conclusion, it was concluded and agreed that abuse of hard drugs effect the students negatively both academically, financially, mentally and otherwise. It was recommended amongst others that, government should trace and track down the traffickers of crystalmeth. Provide more rehabilitation centres for the affected people.