I am a Nigerian scientist and researcher based in the USA. Recently, I vsited my town in delta state, Nigeria for a research on substance abuse.

What I saw, to say the least is alarming. A whole town in delta state is hooked on a drug called SWINOL.

This drug contains Flunitrazepam, a highly potent and dangerous benzodiazepam, which can be lethal and highly addictive even at a dose low as 1mg. This is very worrisome, as the addicts to SWINOL cuts across all age groups in the town.

I made some background research and findings reveal that the drug is produced by Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited.

I visited the open drug market in Onitsha, and I got the drug easily. It is virtually sold in all the shops I entered. This is a schedule A controlled substance, the how come it's every where in the open market. I visited the open market in Lagos, it is sold there too freely. Other brands I saw include Rophynol and Hypnox.

We must do something urgently about this life threatening drug called SWINOL. It is killing the youths in my town.

I call on the Federal Government to look into the sales and distribution of SWINOL, HYPNOX AND OTHERS.

You can read about substance abuse from this piece. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331829047_DRUG_ADDICTION_AMONG_NIGERIAN_THE_WAY_FORWARD

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Write to Nafdac.

Write NAFDAC and NDLEA.

Wahala for who loves drugs.

I am working on a letter to both agencies

ajailer:
Write NAFDAC and NDLEA.

antinarcotics:
I am working on a letter to both agencies

Hopefully someone at NDLEA will take up d matter and do d needful. If u c d way boys in my area in Lagos here will wake up in the morning, pop up a card( a full sachet of 10 PCs) into their mouth and then start acting disrespectfully. You just have to pity them cos I’ve seen ppl run mad or develop stroke cos of all these crazy drugs intake.

antinarcotics:
I am working on a letter to both agencies

start a media campaign about it... That is the only way to draw government attention. Embarrassing them online makes them act quickly to any issue .
This is Nigeria. You letter can be trash seconds it land at their desk.

Na epa

Very addictive indeed. It reduces ones cognitive function.

It seems ndlea is doing well, contact them.

All go through BBC

Thanks for starting the awareness.

antinarcotics:
I am a Nigerian scientist and researcher based in the USA. Recently, I vsited my town in delta state, Nigeria for a research on substance abuse.

What I saw, to say the least is alarming. A whole town in delta state is hooked on a drug called SWINOL.

This drug contains Flunitrazepam, a highly potent and dangerous benzodiazepam, which can be lethal and highly addictive even at a dose low as 1mg. This is very worrisome, as the addicts to SWINOL cuts across all age groups in the town.

I made some background research and findings reveal that the drug is produced by Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited.

I visited the open drug market in Onitsha, and I got the drug easily. It is virtually sold in all the shops I entered. This is a schedule A controlled substance, the how come it's every where in the open market. I visited the open market in Lagos, it is sold there too freely. Other brands I saw include Rophynol and Hypnox.

We must do something urgently about this life threatening drug called SWINOL. It is killing the youths in my town.

I call on the Federal Government to look into the sales and distribution of SWINOL, HYPNOX AND OTHERS.

You can read about substance abuse from this piece. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331829047_DRUG_ADDICTION_AMONG_NIGERIAN_THE_WAY_FORWARD

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What is the name of the town?

antinarcotics:
I am a Nigerian scientist and researcher based in the USA. Recently, I vsited my town in delta state, Nigeria for a research on substance abuse.

What I saw, to say the least is alarming. A whole town in delta state is hooked on a drug called SWINOL.

This drug contains Flunitrazepam, a highly potent and dangerous benzodiazepam, which can be lethal and highly addictive even at a dose low as 1mg. This is very worrisome, as the addicts to SWINOL cuts across all age groups in the town.

I made some background research and findings reveal that the drug is produced by Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited.

I visited the open drug market in Onitsha, and I got the drug easily. It is virtually sold in all the shops I entered. This is a schedule A controlled substance, the how come it's every where in the open market. I visited the open market in Lagos, it is sold there too freely. Other brands I saw include Rophynol and Hypnox.

We must do something urgently about this life threatening drug called SWINOL. It is killing the youths in my town.

I call on the Federal Government to look into the sales and distribution of SWINOL, HYPNOX AND OTHERS.

You can read about substance abuse from this piece. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331829047_DRUG_ADDICTION_AMONG_NIGERIAN_THE_WAY_FORWARD

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I am silent on the town, it's intentional, as I do not want stigmatisation.

romunu:
What is the name of the town?

Yes, I'm considering an undercover investigation via any media ready to work with me on this, as we did during the codeine era.

lereinter:


It seems ndlea is doing well, contact them.

All go through BBC

antinarcotics:
I am working on a letter to both agencies

If possible publish the letter in the dailies

Ok, nice,just asking, cos am from that state.

antinarcotics:
I am silent on the town, it's intentional, as I do not want stigmatisation.

OP well done for service to your people.

antinarcotics:
I am working on a letter to both agencies

I hope you're aware that things work differently here in Nigeria when compared to USA?
The letter you said you wanna write to them will not yield any fruitful result. They will just discard it. I suggest you go over to Twitter and carry out campaign there and always tag relevant agencies like NDLEA, NAFDAC, including WHO and the likes of them. By doing such, with time, they will reply you and ask you for suggestion.

What's the original use of the drugs op?

It is mind-boggling that such highly addictive and potentially lethal pharmaceutical drugs of dubious origin can so easily be purchased over the country in Nigeria.

If Nigeria's NAFDAC agency exists to protect the citizens from having easy access to dangerous drugs, then this new substance is a PRIME example of the specific chemicals that should be banned from being imported into the country or manufactured locally.

antinarcotics:
I am a Nigerian scientist and researcher based in the USA. Recently, I vsited my town in delta state, Nigeria for a research on substance abuse.

What I saw, to say the least is alarming. A whole town in delta state is hooked on a drug called SWINOL.

This drug contains Flunitrazepam, a highly potent and dangerous benzodiazepam, which can be lethal and highly addictive even at a dose low as 1mg. This is very worrisome, as the addicts to SWINOL cuts across all age groups in the town.

I made some background research and findings reveal that the drug is produced by Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited.

I visited the open drug market in Onitsha, and I got the drug easily. It is virtually sold in all the shops I entered. This is a schedule A controlled substance, the how come it's every where in the open market. I visited the open market in Lagos, it is sold there too freely. Other brands I saw include Rophynol and Hypnox.

We must do something urgently about this life threatening drug called SWINOL. It is killing the youths in my town.

I call on the Federal Government to look into the sales and distribution of SWINOL, HYPNOX AND OTHERS.

You can read about substance abuse from this piece. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331829047_DRUG_ADDICTION_AMONG_NIGERIAN_THE_WAY_FORWARD

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God bless you and men&women like you for this public sacrifice.
Thank you for using your skills& knowledge to better the society.

Write to the government (ministry of health, NAFDAC, NDLEA, CPC and revelant NGOs) and also including media houses for prompt, educative and corrective actions.

Produced by Pablo Tinubu

antinarcotics:
I am a Nigerian scientist and researcher based in the USA. Recently, I vsited my town in delta state, Nigeria for a research on substance abuse.

What I saw, to say the least is alarming. A whole town in delta state is hooked on a drug called SWINOL.

This drug contains Flunitrazepam, a highly potent and dangerous benzodiazepam, which can be lethal and highly addictive even at a dose low as 1mg. This is very worrisome, as the addicts to SWINOL cuts across all age groups in the town.

I made some background research and findings reveal that the drug is produced by Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited.

I visited the open drug market in Onitsha, and I got the drug easily. It is virtually sold in all the shops I entered. This is a schedule A controlled substance, the how come it's every where in the open market. I visited the open market in Lagos, it is sold there too freely. Other brands I saw include Rophynol and Hypnox.

We must do something urgently about this life threatening drug called SWINOL. It is killing the youths in my town.

I call on the Federal Government to look into the sales and distribution of SWINOL, HYPNOX AND OTHERS.

You can read about substance abuse from this piece. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331829047_DRUG_ADDICTION_AMONG_NIGERIAN_THE_WAY_FORWARD

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I saw people popping this swinol in sapele last year. I knew it was an addictive drug but did not bother to check on the class of drug it belongs to.

I wish the government can control the distribution of these types of dangerous drugs. At least pharmacies that sell them with doctor's prescription should be sanctioned.

Even little boys and girls chew and lick it these days. They call it sweet.. The matter go just dey tire me.. Most pharmacy deal on it .. But police do arrest ,when they see you with it.. But its just to get their own money,then they collect the thing from the suspect to lick too.. My brother welcome to Nigeria..

antinarcotics:
I am a Nigerian scientist and researcher based in the USA. Recently, I vsited my town in delta state, Nigeria for a research on substance abuse.

What I saw, to say the least is alarming. A whole town in delta state is hooked on a drug called SWINOL.

This drug contains Flunitrazepam, a highly potent and dangerous benzodiazepam, which can be lethal and highly addictive even at a dose low as 1mg. This is very worrisome, as the addicts to SWINOL cuts across all age groups in the town.

I made some background research and findings reveal that the drug is produced by Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited.

I visited the open drug market in Onitsha, and I got the drug easily. It is virtually sold in all the shops I entered. This is a schedule A controlled substance, the how come it's every where in the open market. I visited the open market in Lagos, it is sold there too freely. Other brands I saw include Rophynol and Hypnox.

We must do something urgently about this life threatening drug called SWINOL. It is killing the youths in my town.

I call on the Federal Government to look into the sales and distribution of SWINOL, HYPNOX AND OTHERS.

You can read about substance abuse from this piece. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331829047_DRUG_ADDICTION_AMONG_NIGERIAN_THE_WAY_FORWARD

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So you want to increase the readership of your paper via unorthodox way abi? See format

antinarcotics:
I am a Nigerian scientist and researcher based in the USA. Recently, I vsited my town in delta state, Nigeria for a research on substance abuse.

What I saw, to say the least is alarming. A whole town in delta state is hooked on a drug called SWINOL.

This drug contains Flunitrazepam, a highly potent and dangerous benzodiazepam, which can be lethal and highly addictive even at a dose low as 1mg. This is very worrisome, as the addicts to SWINOL cuts across all age groups in the town.

I made some background research and findings reveal that the drug is produced by Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited.

I visited the open drug market in Onitsha, and I got the drug easily. It is virtually sold in all the shops I entered. This is a schedule A controlled substance, the how come it's every where in the open market. I visited the open market in Lagos, it is sold there too freely. Other brands I saw include Rophynol and Hypnox.

We must do something urgently about this life threatening drug called SWINOL. It is killing the youths in my town.

I call on the Federal Government to look into the sales and distribution of SWINOL, HYPNOX AND OTHERS.

You can read about substance abuse from this piece. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331829047_DRUG_ADDICTION_AMONG_NIGERIAN_THE_WAY_FORWARD

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Don't just write, if possible visit the NAFDAC headquarters .

The attached piece of research work was not done by me. I had only referenced someone who had done similar work as what I am doing right now. Hope you understand.

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So you want to increase the readership of your paper via unorthodox way abi? See format

romunu:
What is the name of the town?

E sure me say na Warri and environs.... OP these boys dey take Diaza (D5) and Exol join, plus other nonsense

It is a very worrisome development. I will write to all relevant agencies, as well as the companies producing and distributing this substance.

BigYash:
Even little boys and girls chew and lick it these days. They call it sweet.. The matter go just dey tire me.. Most pharmacy deal on it .. But police do arrest ,when they see you with it.. But its just to get their own money,then they collect the thing from the suspect to lick too.. My brother welcome to Nigeria..

I think you should cc the Fed Ministry of Health too.

antinarcotics:
I am working on a letter to both agencies

Swinol, diazapan rephnol that year for Effurun Warri that year.
I wonder how I didn't turn out a drug addict.