Drug problems and treatment services at the community level: findings from a national sample of key informants in Nigeria.
Aims: This study aimed to provide community-level perspectives on substance use, related health and social harms and utilization of treatment for substance use disorders in Nigeria. Methods: The study is based on descriptive-qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Substance Use Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 850 - 857 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=189232016&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 189232016 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14659891 ILV jtl: Journal of Substance Use issn: 14659891 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 30 iid: 6 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 189232016 179595117 189232016 189232016 10.1080/14659891.2024.2403076 189232016 ppf: 850 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Drug problems and treatment services at the community level: findings from a national sample of key informants in Nigeria. aug: au: Nelson, Ediomo-Ubong Akpabio, Gloria Essien, Nsidibe Obot, Isidore affil: Global Drug Policy Observatory, Swansea University, Swansea, UK sug: subj: Substance Use Disorders Therapy Community Health Services Social Behavior Attitude to Health Human Male Female Adult Descriptive Research Qualitative Studies Nigeria Semi-Structured Interview Purposive Sample Police Health Personnel Communities Health Services Accessibility Questionnaires Data Analysis Software Stigma Harm Reduction Hospitals, Private Hospitals, Public Employment Status Social Welfare Persons with Substance Use Disorders Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Aims: This study aimed to provide community-level perspectives on substance use, related health and social harms and utilization of treatment for substance use disorders in Nigeria. Methods: The study is based on descriptive-qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 2,787 key informants (e.g. police officers, health workers) from the 36 states of Nigeria. Results: The findings highlight social, economic, legal, academic, occupational and health problems linked to drug consumption. Drug-related problems extended beyond individuals who consume drugs to impact close relations and local communities. Government-funded facilities (e.g. general hospitals, specialist psychiatric facilities) were thought to be more available, accessible and acceptable to people seeking treatment for substance use disorders than other types of facilities (e.g. faith-based facilities, NGO treatment centers). The provision and uptake of services in these facilities are constrained by financial cost and inadequate specialist services for drug use owing to shortage of skilled professionals. Conclusion: There exist a need to improve access to substance use disorder treatment through development of skilled manpower, expansion of health service coverage and strengthening of community-based services. Further, prioritizing healthcare services and combating stigma against people who use drugs could contribute to uptake of services. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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