SCCN cries out over drugs containment

An estimated number of 40% Nigerian youths has gone into wild drug abuse.

 Many traditional rulers like the Emir of Kano Sanusi lamido Sanusi has also shown much concern on drug abuse.

This action portside the country with no alternative  but to adopt measures to curve insensible drug abuse.


The Nigerian government in the year 2018 took the bull and banned the importation as well as manufacturing of some strong syrups which are being abused.  As well the country took measures to control the sale of some strong pain relievers.

The measure taking by the Nigerian government has helped a lot and degrees the number of drug abuse in the country.

However this same measure taking to curve the rate of drug abuse in the country has as well affected some citizens of the country living with sickle cell disease

About 25% of adults throughout the country have the sickle cell trait, a quite number of the population are living with sickle cell disease.

The Sickle cell community of Nigeria has cried out over  the stalwart containment of pain relievers which are mostly used by those living with sickle cell disease whenever in crisis or rather in pains.

 Saleh Faruq Gagarawa the Media strategies of the Sickle Cell community Nigeria in an interview with journalists expressed concern over the regulation of the drugs used by the sickle cell warriors whenever in crisis.

In a brief chat with journalists the media strategies to the community Saleh however applauded the efforts of the government in addressing drug abuse but disclosed that the people living with sickle cell disease are at most times denied purchase of the pain relievers when in sickle cell crisis which has on several bases resolved to hospitalisation of their members or serious Sickle Cell crisis.

" Most times the sickle cell warriors use the pain relievers as first aid to reduce the pains or even abort it completely, especially at midnight we mostly have crisis at midnight and these pain relievers are what help us to reduce the pains of sickle cell crisis before we move to the hospital during the day time, we face a lot of problems before we get to the hospital in pains."

The community has seriously persuade against  drug abuse by its members so most point in time our members identifies themselves as Sickle Cell carriers with an identification card when in crisis but still are at most times forwore acquisition of the drugs." Saleh said


Saleh Faruq  added that the Sickle Cell Community also took it's basic nips to address being addicted to these drugs vitally used by sickle cell disease patients whenever in sickle cell crisis.

" We've already implemented a weekly sensitisation session for our members to prevent them from being addicted to the pain relievers and we mostly invite a hematologist and a councilor to advise and guide the members on how to prevent themselves from crisis and being addicted to drugs".


Saleh Faruq further appealed to the Nigerian government to review it's policy of drugs control and give much priority to those living with sickle cell disease in the country.