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The continuous increase in the types of new psychoactive substances being discovered globally is also worrisome. According to the World Drug Report 2020, in 2018, an estimated 269 million people representing 5.3 per cent of the global population was reported to have used drugs as against 210 million in 2009 representing 4.8 per cent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe West Africa Sub Region is in the limelight at the international scene because of its role as a transit hub for cocaine from South America and heroin from East Asia to Europe, as well as its heightened tramadol, codeine and cannabis use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, going by the projection of demographic factors, by 2030, the number of people using drugs is expected to rise by 11 per cent around the world and as much as 40 per cent in Africa alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe role of credible data in addressing the world drug problem cannot be overemphasised.\u00a0 The West African States just like the rest of Africa have been grappling with the problem of dearth of credible data on the trend of drug use in the sub-region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He, however, gave the assurance that Nigeria will \u201ccontinue to play its role to support the sustainability of WENDU by continuously providing credible data through its National Sentinel Network; the Nigerian Epidemiological Network on Drug Use\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa has stated that the number of people using illicit drugs in Afrixa may rise by 40 percent by 2030. 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