 Health experts have erased alarm over the increase in use of cannabis and other drug-related substances. They say 80% of patients in Nigerian hospitals are being treated for substance abuse. These psychiatrists insist the National Assembly Bill on the legislation of cannabis is a misplaced priority. He wants the federal government to put up measures to mitigate the undesirable use of cannabis before such bill can be considered. Other experts called on the government to declare a state of emergency on drug abuse and take the fight against it the same way it is tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to drive home the topic and as essay writing and debate competition with the topic legalization of cannabis a blessing occurs was organized for students of secondary schools. This is to get their young vulnerable world into standing against drug abuse. It was a gathering of rested doctors at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital Aro, a major token point here is the high rate of drug abuse. So it is important for us to look at it as an emergency so that every hand was beyond there to address this very problem that we have in the country. Now these psychiatrists insisted that the National Assembly Bill on the legalization of cannabis is a misplaced priority. He urged the federal government to put up measures to mitigate the undesirable use of cannabis before such bill can be considered. Also our quality for that there is some economic benefit for it. When you look at both the advantage and advantage of it the merit that is merit for us right now we're not right for it as a psychiatrist lot of over 80% of my patients problems that have mental problems are being compounded or worsened with cannabis use. And in most of the medicinal aspects of cannabis it's to ameliorate, to help in the treatment, not really to cure that ailment. So what are we talking about whereas cannabis itself destroys the life of our youth. Are the experts called on the government to declare a state of emergency on drug abuse and take the fight against it the same way it is tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Is this the main issue confronting this nation called Nigeria as of today? We have massive unemployment of our youths, decaying infrastructure, doctors are living this country in halls and nobody is concerned about that. We're hoping that the federal government when the mental health bill is signed to law by Mr. President most of the problems that we're facing will not have a legal framework you know to solve them and for those that have security problems then they are part of the country they need to be taken care of. In order to drive home the message unless a writing and debate competition with a topic legalization of cannabis a lesson or a curse was organized for students of secondary skills this was to get their young vulnerable world into understanding the war against drug abuse. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.