BELOW ARE THE 15 COMMONEST DRUGS NIGERIANS ABUSE: THEIR SIDE EFFECTS AND DANGERS.

Top 15 Drugs Nigerians Abuse and Side Effects

This is from nationwide submissions. Check to see which you take.

DICLOFENAC

A lot of people pop these pills for pains, menstrual pains and Bone pains the so called “RHEUMATISM”.

Dangers
In the long run Diclofenac use can cause:
– Ulcers
– Internal bleeding
– Heart attack
– Stroke in the Brain
– Liver damage
– Kidney damage

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POSTINOR

This is now like Tomtom in people’s purses and bags. A common oral contraceptive used by sexually active women to prevent pregnancy

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When misused can cause:
– Abnormal menstruation
– Painful menses
– Bleeding
– Hair loss
– Headache
– Increased chances of Breast cancer.

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FELVIN

The drug is Piroxicam. It belongs to a class called NSAIDS (Just like Diclofenac)
It is used during Menstruation for Menstrual pains by a lot of women.

Misuse can cause:
– Ulcer
-Hypertension
-Hearing problem
-Kidney damage
-Problems with the Pancreas
-Liver damage.

4. COUGH SYRUP

You will wonder why Cough syrups are a best seller in Pharmacies, especially the ones with Codeine. Has various constituents but lot of people take it like Fanta & mix in drinks

Some dangers:
Psychiatry problems like Hallucinations , Delusions
-Addiction
– sudden death

IBUPROFEN

Common pain med taken by lot of people.
Common also among elderly when they say they have “Rheumatism”

Misuse can cause
-Internal bleeding
-Hypertension
-Heart attack
-It can trigger an asthmatic attack
-Kidney failure
-Increases your risk of Abortion (controversial)

COFFEE

Coffee contains Caffeine it has become like daily water for some people.
Executives, students & anyone who wants to stay alert have experimented

Long term use can cause:
– hypertension
– sleep problems
– Anxiety
– Headache
– Abnormal beating of the heart
– Not safe in Pregnancy

TETRACYCLINE

Common one is Doxycycline a lot of people admitted to using it for ‘toilet infection'(so called) and abortion

Misuse can cause:
-Liver damage
-Skin problems
-Hearing problem
– It crosses the Placenta and damages the baby’s bone and teeth
– A No No if you’re pregnant.

VITAMIN C

It might look like that small orange pill or sweet white pills . It is like Chewing gum for some people

Some dangers:
– Excess and overdose of it can increase your chances of having a Kidney stone which can damage the Kidneys.
– Especially when one has a background kidney problem.

PARACETAMOL

One of the most available pain killers, with 100 naira , you can get it.
Some people even use it in cooking meat to make Meat tender. so wrong

When Paracetamol is overused, it can cause:
– Liver damage
– Kidney damage.
– Careful with paracetamol in children

FLAGYL

This is one of the most abused Antibiotics. People pop it like candy bars. Any small diarrhoea

Some side effects if abused
– can reduce the blood cells count
– can damage the brain and nerves
– Not best safe early in Pregnancy
– controversial link to Cancer in Animals.

ALABUKUN: powder contains aspirin and caffeine. A lot use it for pain relief , especially bricklayers and heavy duty workers

Some Dangers if abused:
-Ulcers
-Bleeding
-Liver damage
-Kidney damage
– Heart attack
– Hypertension.
– Abuse..one can even bleed to death

AMPICLOX

It contains Ampicillin and Cloxacillin. It is now a drug people run to ‘flush’ their system after sex, abortion, treat so called Toilet infections

Dangers
– Dangerous in people with penicillin allergy.(Bad reactions)
– Seizures
– Damage the muscles
– Kidney problems.

CYPROHEPTADINE

Common brand is Cypri Gold. People have abused it because it can stimulate appetite, in a bid to gain weight.

Dangers
– Can affect blood cells
– Damage the liver
– Cause poor sleep
– Abnormal hand shaking
– Ringing in ears
– Mess your menses up
– Low blood pressure.

LEXOTHAN

One of the most abused drugs by Nigerians in a bid to get good sleep. It sedates

Dangers of abuse
– It can be addictive
– Dizziness and memory problem,
– Reduce libido,
– Liver damage,
– Stopping it suddenly after long abuse is also dangerous (See a Doctor to guide you )