Before it is too late

The use of alcohol, illicit substances and hard drugs by students and youths has reached an all-time high in different parts of Nigeria. It has in fact become a social problem and menace. Indeed, in states where Those-in-Charge generate revenue from illegal structures, illicit substances and alcohol are sold in makeshift kiosks along the road, under bridges and motorparks. The insinuation is that the cream in society may be benefitting from the sales. That is why it goes unabated. These hard drugs have negatively affected the behavior and appearance of students and youths. Of worry are the grievous and heinous crimes that are committed on a daily basis under the influence of alcohol and hard drugs. It is high time the government at all levels take decisive steps to salvage those affected before it is too late because it has started having adverse effects on the socio-economic fortunes of the giant of Africa.