How Young People Are Inhaling Lizard Faeces To Get High
Ugochukwu Victor Ugboaja
In a recent interview, the President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Dr Taiwo Sheikh said the major cause of mental challenge in Nigeria has gone beyond drug abuse as the youths now inhale lizard faeces as well to get high.
According to the psychiatrist, a recent study showed that 85% of mad people in Nigeria are youths within the age bracket of 18-38.
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