The Effect of Drug Abuse among Youth in Nasarawa Local Government, Kano State, Nigeria (2014 -2017)

The Problem of drug abuse has become a global issue of concern by any responsible Government both in developed and under developing countries. Nigeria as a country has witnessed rising epidemic issues of substance abuse as a result of poor economic condition which rose to increasing youth unemployment, political crisis, ethno-religious conflict, poor policies of government to implement the real youth empowerment program living the youth in abject poverty, youth become a social problem and a tool for politicians to manipulate political process. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA, 2015 Reports) has place Kano State as a state most affected by drug abuse in the county. Some analysts have indicated that many energetic youth population between50% to 60% of the Youth in Kano State, abuse drugs either orally or through injections which pushed them to engage in to various social crime in the study.  The study will adopted Primary data from some selected communities in Nasarawa local government, Kano state and secondary data to be collected from various relevant publications. The study has the following findings  most of  the drugs abusers  are cut across gender both male and females with age range of 15-40, most of the reasons for engaging youth  in to drug abuse are frustration, poverty, lack of proper enacted laws to empower the youth. The study has recommended that government and society must to developed strategy of attacking the causative factors of drug abuse like supply points, purchasing areas and some centers for abuse within the community to be seriously guided and controlled by the relevant government agencies  and larger community.

Keywords: Youth Involvement, drug abuse, Youth Empowerment.