The prevalence of drug use and illicit trafficking: A descriptive cross sectional study of irregular migrant returnees in Nigeria | Zendy

Ikenna Daniel Molobe | Zendy; Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya | Zendy

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The prevalence of drug use and illicit trafficking: A descriptive cross sectional study of irregular migrant returnees in Nigeria

Author(s) -

Ikenna Daniel Molobe,

Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of migration and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2666-6235

DOI - 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100034

Subject(s) - drug trafficking , medicine , cross sectional study , population , drug , law enforcement , illicit drug , descriptive research , qualitative research , environmental health , psychiatry , demography , criminology , psychology , political science , sociology , law , pathology , social science

Highlights• Drug use prevalence in irregular migration among study participants is 61.3%. • Alcohol and marijuana is mostly the drug use among irregular migrants. • Migration frustration and trauma are the major reason for drug use. • Marijuana is most trafficked drug by irregular migrants.

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