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SIZA Foundation Reacts To meth Addiction In Southeast, Urges NDLEA to Spread Investigative Network

As the issue of drug addiction continues to pose a challenge among the youth population, the Founder/President SIZA Foundation, a non-governmental organisation dedication for anti-drug advocacy, Ms Emmanuella Adaeze Ezissi has described the menace of 'meth' in the South-East as a scourge, calling on relevant authorities to arrest the menace.

Describing it further as a social disaster, Ms Ezissi stressed that the permeating culture of substance abuse has increased the level of social vices among the youthful population.

Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, popularly known as ‘meth’ in Igbo land or crystal meth, comes in clear crystal chunks or shiny blue-white rocks. Also called Ice or glass on the streets.

The advocate in a press parley on Monday said even though no social group or status is totally immuned from the menace noted that it is commonly seen among unemployed youths.

This she said is not unconnected with efforts to induce euphoria as a means of temporarily escaping life challenges staring at them.

She therefore called on the relevant government agencies, especially the reinvigorated National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA under the leadership of Buba Marwa to spread its investigative network around the South East region, particularly Anambra said identified as hotbed of the 'meth' menace.

"First NDLEA must scatter their investigative unit across the 326 wards in the state (Anambra) to discover those who responsibile for distributing this hallucinating agent to our youths" she advised.

She further advocated that identified drug victims should be sent to rehabilitation centres before being reintegrated into the larger society.

According to Ms Ezissi, there is need to raise the tempo of awareness campaign especially at the grass root level to orientate the youths of the health and social implications of consuming the psychoactive substance

She further called for a stiffer legislative framework that will disincentivise the use of drugs as a robust measure to curb crime and criminality in the society.

During the official unveiling of SIZA Foundation recently in Abuja, Ms Ezissi also launched her book titled, "Combating Drug Abuse Among the Youth, Its Impact On National Security, Crime Reduction and Peace Election"

It attracted stakeholders from NDLEA, NAPTIP and others.

https://www.statepress.ng/2021/11/siza-foundation-reacts-to-mkpuru-mmiri.html

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I appreciate the campaign against this drug in the east but let it been known that this same drug is all over the country! It's called ice somewhere in ogun state and they are really taking it very well there too! The name mpkuru mmiri is just the name they gave it in the east using igbo language. It's seriously addictive and should be vigorously pursued out of reach. I also strongly advise that it should not be allowed to step into northern Nigeria bcoz if they taste it hmmmm! It is finished, I don't know if it has gotten there yet but I'm sure is in the east and west

meth



see how the name dey sound like Evil thing sef

We igbos don bad things unlike afojas and bandits alias cow boy...

Okay

Modified!!!

Those monica above me, God will judge you

Terrible

This is a serious matter, whoever that is producing what these youths are taking has evil intention to cutoff young people. It's a deliberate plan.

The producer should be arrested.

This is a deadly drug and stop your friends and family from taking it.

It is a lack of gainful employment and guidance from the right agencies and organizations that is the cause of such delinquency in our Youth population.

I hope the government and the people of Nigeria would step up to curb this menace... Starting with this new action

MHD

Maduka oooooo

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SIZA Foundation Reacts To meth Addiction In Southeast, Urges NDLEA to Spread Investigative Network

As the issue of drug addiction continues to pose a challenge among the youth population, the Founder/President SIZA Foundation, a non-governmental organisation dedication for anti-drug advocacy, Ms Emmanuella Adaeze Ezissi has described the menace of 'meth' in the South-East as a scourge, calling on relevant authorities to arrest the menace.

Describing it further as a social disaster, Ms Ezissi stressed that the permeating culture of substance abuse has increased the level of social vices among the youthful population.

Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, popularly known as ‘meth’ in Igbo land or crystal meth, comes in clear crystal chunks or shiny blue-white rocks. Also called Ice or glass on the streets.

The advocate in a press parley on Monday said even though no social group or status is totally immuned from the menace noted that it is commonly seen among unemployed youths.

This she said is not unconnected with efforts to induce euphoria as a means of temporarily escaping life challenges staring at them.

She therefore called on the relevant government agencies, especially the reinvigorated National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA under the leadership of Buba Marwa to spread its investigative network around the South East region, particularly Anambra said identified as hotbed of the 'meth' menace.

"First NDLEA must scatter their investigative unit across the 326 wards in the state (Anambra) to discover those who responsibile for distributing this hallucinating agent to our youths" she advised.

She further advocated that identified drug victims should be sent to rehabilitation centres before being reintegrated into the larger society.

According to Ms Ezissi, there is need to raise the tempo of awareness campaign especially at the grass root level to orientate the youths of the health and social implications of consuming the psychoactive substance

She further called for a stiffer legislative framework that will disincentivise the use of drugs as a robust measure to curb crime and criminality in the society.

During the official unveiling of SIZA Foundation recently in Abuja, Ms Ezissi also launched her book titled, "Combating Drug Abuse Among the Youth, Its Impact On National Security, Crime Reduction and Peace Election"

It attracted stakeholders from NDLEA, NAPTIP and others.

https://www.statepress.ng/2021/11/siza-foundation-reacts-to-mkpuru-mmiri.html

I like the approach itnos are giving to this Mkpurumiri thing. Kudos!

NDLEA, please act!

Na so Opioid addiction for US take start.

Insecurity is the post effect drug abuse

Addiction is a bad thing. It can have lasting and adverse effects on people's lives, making them incur incalculable losses. It has even ruined people's lives and put them in situations they can't come out from.

Stay away from hard drugs. SMH.

Breaking Bad

Some have food but cannot eat
Some can eat but have no food..


Nigeria..... which way

Ice

This drug(ice)is killing youths in my community...the side effects are as follows:loss of appetite,mood swings,lack of sleep,selling of their properties and loss of weight.

Patrioticman007:


Hear this hypocrite, " if they taste it hmmmm its finished ".

I'm afraid but he said the honest truth. Those guys in the North will overdo, dem and drug addiction are like 5 and 6

Shut up all this government I no before you kill a dog you will first of all give it a bad name ....
Now is mkpuru mmini shebi una dey mad one by one ...do you think if there is job they will engage in hard drugs if I vex ehhhhh ..well I don't have anything to say I reserved my comments am preparing for a wedding in the north make no body worry me

I love
The way south eastern are voicing out against this drug..
Meanwhile In other part of Nigeria especially Lagos.. plenty people the take ice

I know of a widow that get up at 4 am to prepare pap and akara she will sell because she has 5 mouths to feed. FG will now act or worry about losers who take meth instead of this woman. Those who take meth should look for the nearest transformers and hug them for all I care. Nonsense

Any society that celebrates drug barons shall surely moan about drug addicts! They shouldn't stop at mkpurummiri, they must denounce those who peddle drugs too other countries and destroy the youths of such country!

Faller:
Hausa - Beggy Beggy / Banditry

Yoruba - Skull Mining

Igbo - meth

Nigeria which way

Methamphetamine is all over the COUNTRY it is a menace now. NDLEA is not a serious organization, maybe they are thinking it is the new marijuana in town.