Youths Resort To Drinking Fermented Urine, Lizard Dung As Alternative To Hard Drugs

As an alternative to hard drugs, youths in Borno State are drinking fermented human urine, preserved for over 10 days, Osun Defender gathered.

They were also said to be inhaling toilet fumes and gutter dirt in their quest to get intoxicated.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, who raised the alarm through the Commander of Narcotics of the NDLEA in Borno State, Iliyasu Mani, said abuse of psychoactive substances was prevalent among the youths in the state.

Mani in a statement on Thursday in Maiduguri noted that they also take other unusual substances such as lizard dung, camel urine, Lipton soaked in gin, and Mentholated spirit mixed with soft drinks.

Mani said, “Let me state categorically here that these new psychoactive substances that are commonly abused today include Cannabis Sativa, skunk, Cough syrup with codeine; Ice, Tramadol, Rohypnol, Diazepam, Pentazocine, rubber solution, glue, gutter dirt, toilet fumes, lizard dung.

“Others include Lipton soaked in gin, camel urine, Mentholated spirit in soft drinks; 10-day-old human Urine, and so on.”

Mani said despite the hard work of his personnel against drug abuse, “the issue of substance abuse is even getting challenging, especially with the involvement of young teens in the abuse of new psychoactive substances, especially women.”

“Despite all these, we must not lose our hope as the agency has strengthened its efforts towards prevention strategy through the establishment of remodeled counselling/rehab centre within the premises of Borno State Command,” the NDLEA commander said.