Prevalence and pattern of psychoactive substance use among government secondary school students in central Nigeria
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چکیده
Introduction: psychoactive substances are chemicals that affect the nervous system and alter activity in brain. Such include alcohol other illicit drugs. This research study is aimed to determine prevalence pattern of substance use among students at a government secondary school Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PAMJ one health
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2707-2800']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj-oh.2022.8.17.35856