‘Gutter water’, ‘monkey tail’ and smoked faeces: new dangers on Nigeria’s drug scene

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‘Gutter water’, ‘monkey tail’ and smoked faeces: new dangers on Nigeria’s drug scene
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New, unconventional drugs are becoming popular in Nigeria, designed by dealers and users to replicate the effects of illegal substances like cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy. They affect how the brain works and cause changes in mood, feelings and behaviou...

Traditional drugs – like cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy – are controlled under these conventions, making them easier to detect, categorise and regulate internationally.

In Nigeria, aside from a few imported new psychoactive substances like tramadol, most of them are locally sourced and can be obtained free of charge or at a low cost. Other popular ways to get psychoactive effects involve sniffing burnt tyres, hydrogen sulphide gas , or nail polish.

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