Short term effect of an empowerment education intervention on substance use among adolescents living in peri-urban communities, Abuja, Nigeria

Physiological and emotional changes during adolescence increases their vulnerability to the adoption of risky behaviour such as substance use. Hence, adolescence has been reported to be a critical risk period for initiating the use of substances [1]. In Nigeria, research has shown a high prevalence...

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Main Authors: Shuaibu, Hassana Ojonuba, Abdul Rahman, Haliza, Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah
Format: Article
Published: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia. 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103190/
https://journal.unisza.edu.my/ajmb/index.php/ajmb/article/view/586
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Summary:Physiological and emotional changes during adolescence increases their vulnerability to the adoption of risky behaviour such as substance use. Hence, adolescence has been reported to be a critical risk period for initiating the use of substances [1]. In Nigeria, research has shown a high prevalence of substance use among adolescents