IVLPAAN Warns Young Students Against Drug Abuse
The IVLPAAN Board of Trustees and Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos Command, urged the students to resist pressures related to drug abuse. He emphasized that drug abuse, despite its immediate appeal, has severe physical, psychological, economic, and social repercussions.
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Under the patronage of the US Consulate in Lagos, the International Visitor Leadership Programme Alumni Association of Nigeria (IVLPAAN) issued a stern warning to young male students about the perils of drug abuse on Thursday.
This warning was given during a special event titled “The Conversation: An Open Talk With Boys,” which took place at Lagos City Senior College, Yaba. The event, which marked the International Day of the Boy Child, featured experts from various fields addressing a diverse group of secondary school boys.
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Lambert Nor, Chairman of the IVLPAAN Board of Trustees and Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos Command, urged the students to resist pressures related to drug abuse. He emphasized that drug abuse, despite its immediate appeal, has severe physical, psychological, economic, and social repercussions.
Nor stated, “Drug abuse is when you take drugs outside medical prescription and for pleasure. There are consequences for doing this. Some of them are physical, psychological, economic and social. So don’t ever start, no matter the attraction. Some will say it will help you to read well. It is a lie. It does not help but give you a habit that will kill you. “Drugs are very serious, apart from damaging your future or destroying your destiny, it damages every other person that is associated with you. When anyone approaches you to take them, resist it. Once you recognise that this is a drug, don’t take it. Learn to say no politely because it destroys one’s future. By then, when opportunities are opening, all those that get you into it are not there again. Be careful, your life is important just as your future is important.”
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Development practitioner Shola Owonikoko, speaking on the topic “Guiding boys through adolescence: Self-development principles and the perils of cybercrime,” emphasized that everyone has the potential for greatness, regardless of their background.
He said, “You can be whatever you choose to be, either good or bad, but becoming the good part is profitable. That you were not born with a silver spoon does not mean you cannot be anywhere you want in the world. Your background is not enough to limit you from becoming what you want to be. Education is the best thing you can spend your time doing now because it structures your life and configures your mind.
Owonikoko also urged them to shun cultism, betting, drug use and cybercrime while noting that it was capable of limiting their future.
