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Online Published: 02 Apr 2024
 


Unmet Need for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria

V. O Lasebikan, B. A Ola.


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ABSTRACT
Evidences indicate a high unmet need for the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders in Nigeria. This review highlighted factors that accounted for such unmet needs such as inadequate or lack of data that will drive effective intervention, dearth in the number of experts in the
addiction field, inadequate i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , l a c k o f pharmacological agents needed for treatment, poor understanding of cultural factors were highlighted. In this paper, we discuss these issues, i n c l u d i n g a n u m b e r o f recommendations

Key words: K e y w o r d s : U n m e t N e e d ; Substance Use Disorders; Treatment; Nigeri


 
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Lasebikan VO, Ola BA. Unmet Need for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria. NJP. 2016; 14(1): 10-19.

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Lasebikan VO, Ola BA. Unmet Need for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria. NJP. 2016; 14(1): 10-19.


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Lasebikan VO, Ola BA. Unmet Need for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria. NJP. (2016), [cited June 27, 2026]; 14(1): 10-19.


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Lasebikan, V. O. & Ola, . B. A. (2016) Unmet Need for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria. NJP, 14 (1), 10-19.


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Lasebikan, V. O, and B. A Ola. 2016. Unmet Need for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry, 14 (1), 10-19.


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Lasebikan, V. O, and B. A Ola. "Unmet Need for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry 14 (2016), 10-19.


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Lasebikan, V. O, and B. A Ola. "Unmet Need for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry 14.1 (2016), 10-19. Print.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Lasebikan, V. O. & Ola, . B. A. (2016) Unmet Need for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Psychiatry, 14 (1), 10-19.


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