Health
NDDC Takes the Lead in Combating Drug Abuse in Calabar Schools
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has taken a bold step in combating substance abuse among youths by launching a statewide awareness campaign in selected secondary schools across Calabar, Cross River State.
The initiative, held at the West African People Institute (WAPI), was executed in collaboration with Devongnosis Education Limited and key stakeholders, including government agencies, security bodies, and educational institutions. Its primary goal is to educate students on the dangers of drug abuse, empower them to make informed decisions, and establish student ambassadors to champion the cause
Declaring the event open, Dr. Eme Inyangabia, Assistant Director at NDDC, expressed deep concern over the alarming rise in drug and substance abuse among secondary school students. She reaffirmed the commission’s unwavering commitment to tackling the issue with renewed vigor.
Similarly, Nnadi Roseline Ada, Deputy Commander of the Drug Demand Reduction Unit at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Cross River State Command, linked substance abuse to increasing mental health issues and academic decline. She warned that the future of young Nigerians is at significant risk if urgent measures are not taken to curb the menace.
One of the most powerful moments of the event was a firsthand account from a former drug addict who shared his nine-year battle with substance abuse and his journey to recovery. Speaking anonymously, he urged students to stay away from drugs, emphasizing that not everyone gets a second chance at recovery.
Stakeholders at the event called for the campaign to be expanded to more schools beyond Calabar. They advocated for continuous engagement through mentorship programs, peer education, and increased parental involvement. Additionally, they stressed the importance of strengthening rehabilitation and counseling services to support affected students.
This initiative underscores NDDC’s commitment to building a healthier and drug-free future for Nigerian youths, ensuring they are equipped with the knowledge and resources to make positive life choices.
Health
There’s No Need For Surgery To Reverse Enlarged Heart, Don Says
While it usually takes an open heart surgery to reverse heart enlargement, Professor Ben Amodu has said it really does not need surgery to reverse any enlarged heart.
He made this revelation on Friday while speaking to Journalist’s on the advantages of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, TCAM, over modern medicine.
Speaking while conducting a tour of his African Alternative Medicine Hospital at Zone 6, Wise, Abuja, he said one outstanding comparative advantage of traditional medicine over complementary medicine is the absence of side effects with TCAM
He said: “Our own medications at Halamin Herbals and African Alternative Medicine Hospital, do not have any side effect whatsoever.
“It is currently estimated that globally, cardiovascular disease alone kills an average of 17.9 million people annually, and High Blood
Pressure, HBP, is one major issue that contributes to this.
“But all the synthetic medicines in use have various side effects, including medications for HBP. For instance, two major side effects blood pressure medicines causes is first, erectile dysfunction which makes men who are on it to be unable to properly meet with their partners. And secondly, it causes generalised body weakness that reduces their productivity and their capacity to do any form of work.
“But with the natural medicine, it alleviates all issues relating to general weakness of the body and clears it within the treatment period.”
He then explained further making a surprising revelation: “Also, synthetic medicines cannot treat hypertension or HBP properly because there’s a heart related issue where the hearts of suffers are enlarged to various levels – some slightly, others very pronounced.
But the good news here is that our products have the capacity to reverse the enlarged hearts back to normal.
“All the various veins, arteries and capillaries that cause the enlargement can be cleared of their impurities which affects the heart’s capacity to function well, but in the modern medicine, if you want to treat an enlarged heart, you have to carry out a complicated open heart surgery where you cut it open and clean it up for a person who most times is over 60 or 70 years old making very many of them to die on the operation table.”
He then emphasised that with his medication, the patients do not need to go under the knife because the medicines themselves will go in there and do the cleaning, thereby making it by far much safer and effective.
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