Emeka W. Dumbili

• PhD
• Asst Prof & Ad Astra Fellow at University College Dublin

Research on commercial determinants of health (CDoH) has burgeoned in the Global North. However, despite the heavy presence of harmful commodity industries in Africa, little scholarly attention has been paid to CDoH. Transnational alcohol corporations (TNACs) in Nigeria deploy well-articulated marketing strategies and practices that negatively impa...

Studies that have examined young people’s drinking behaviour, particularly how they abstain from alcohol or drink lightly and their motivations, have focused on Western contexts. Currently, studies on how and why young Africans abstain from alcohol or drink moderately are lacking. Therefore, there is a need to examine young people’s drinking behavi...

In traditional Nigeria, moderate drinking was normative among adult men who occupied drinking spaces. Heavy drinking and intoxication were transgressive behaviours that attracted sanctions. Alcohol consumption among youth was taboo in most communities. Nowadays, young people drink, and many construct identities with heavy drinking and intoxication....

Previous research on alcohol and gender identity constructions has primarily focused on Western countries. Studies from non-Western contexts can make crucial contributions to understandings of the impact of social constructions of masculinities and femininities on drinking behaviours and health. In traditional Nigeria, consumption norms prohibited...

This book draws on non-Western and Westernised gender theorising to analyse young people’s positioning of their embodied drinking selves as they navigate gendered socio-spatial leisure landscapes. Grounded in robust data from under-researched Nigerian youths in Benin City, Nigeria, this book explores the ‘doing’ and ‘undoing’ of gender in drinking...

The problem. Reducing alcohol consumption among young people continues to be a significant public health challenge. Globally, almost a quarter of people 15–19 years old consumed alcohol in 2019. The prevalence of alcohol consumption was similar for girls and boys. There is also concerning evidence that alcohol consumption among young people is incr...

Alcohol marketing, as a commercial determinant of health, presents an emerging threat to global health and is of particular importance in low-resource settings. This study is composed of data from ‘The Onward Project On Wellbeing and Adversity’ (TOPOWA) project, a multicomponent prospective cohort study examining the mechanistic pathways of adverse...

Background The alcohol industry uses many of the tobacco industry’s strategies to influence policy-making, yet unlike the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is no intergovernmental guidance on protecting policies from alcohol industry influence. Systematic assessment of alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards is also lack...

Media reports show that methamphetamine use is growing in Nigeria, but there is a paucity of empirical research that examines the motivations for, and consequences of, using the drug. In this study, we explored motivations or reasons for methamphetamine use and implications among 18 users and service providers. We analysed the data thematically to...

Global alcohol companies in Nigeria engage in multiple corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. However, there is a paucity of studies examining how they frame public relations and other media messages promoting their CSR actions and the policy implications of such framing. Using framing theory/analysis, this article analyzed and synthesi...

This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of young people’s performative pleasurable drinking practices. Some participants reinvented drinking practices that occurred in Westernised contexts in the early 2000s. These participants deliberately pursued transformational ‘carnal pleasure’ through calculated hedonism, engaging in intense but non-compet...

This chapter presents a novel analysis of the intersections of sexualised alcohol use, gender, conformity, and transgression in heterosexual relationships. Alcohol companies produce and market several sexualised spirit-based herbal alcoholic bitters as aphrodisiacs and sex enhancers, branding them with sexually explicit names (e.g., Kerewa- copulat...

The chapter draws on the transgressive scripts and Western and non-Western gender theories to analyse young men’s and women’s drinking masculinities and femininities. Men presented multilayered reasons for women to enact abstinence and sobriety, while a few noted that if women must consume alcohol, they should be restricted to wine and other so-cal...

This introductory chapter provides detailed contextual background information about the multi-cultural, ethnic, and religious diversities in Nigeria and how these diversities reflect in the drinking cultures and practices in the country. The chapter summarises and synthesises drinking cultures in different regions of Nigeria and exemplifies how alc...

Public leisure spaces such as bars, pubs, and nightclubs are gendered landscapes in Nigeria. However, scholars are yet to explore the contestations among men and women regarding whose right it is to occupy these spaces for drinking and other leisure activities. Drawing on ‘space’ and ‘leisure’ scripts, this chapter analyses the gendering of drinkin...

The chapter provides in-depth analyses of the different forms of drinking games that young men and women play in contemporary Nigeria, the contexts where gaming occurs, the types of alcoholic beverages used in drinking bouts and the motivations for game playing. It draws on data from adolescents and young adults (students and nonstudents). Young pe...

Throughout this book, the central arguments have focused on the intersections of culture, gender, transgression and conformity and how young people positioned their drinking selves and sexual comportment in heterosexual relationships. Adolescents’ and young adults’ gendered drinking practices constituted resistance to heteropatriarchy and a subtle...

Introduction: The global alcohol industry sponsors social/music events targeting young people; however, existing literature focuses on Westernised contexts. Given the decline in young people’s drinking in many Western countries, it appears that multinational alcohol companies are importing the strategies they have used in high-income countries to t...

Objective: Media reports have highlighted the use of nitrous oxide for recreational purposes in Nigeria, but empirical research is lacking. Methods: We reviewed and synthesized available evidence elicited from media sources and websites of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency; (NDLEA)-the federal drug regulatory agency. Results: Evidence sh...

There has been a growing concern about the misuse of pharmaceutical opioids in Africa, with some commentators describing it as part of a “global opioid crisis” (e.g. Kurth et al., 2018), ignoring the socio-historical peculiarities and contextually distinct materializations of these public health crises. Scholars have challenged this broad-brush app...

Obstetric fistula is a life transforming event resulting in embodied biographical disruption. Survivors suffer myriad long-term physical and emotional consequences. This paper is an account of a narrative inquiry, conducted with 15 fistula survivors in North-central, Nigeria, who described how their identities had been transformed by their conditio...

Objective The research purpose is to determine alcohol prevention needs in Sierra Leone. Methods We analyzed a cross-sectional survey from fall 2020, distributed by the West African Alcohol Policy Alliance to their partners across nine West African countries. The survey included questions on perceptions of alcohol harm, research priorities, and ca...

The article synthesized the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of multinational alcohol companies (MACs) in Nigeria, highlighting their policy implications. Methods We searched alcohol companies’ websites for CSR activities that they have executed/executing and also included media reportage of such activities. Results Alcohol compa...

Background: Previous studies have examined factors impairing alcohol policy implementation in Nigeria, but none adopted a community-based approach. Given that alcohol consumption has sociocultural, economic, religious, and legal connotations, it is pertinent that a community-based study interrogates how these, and other similar factors hinder its r...

This chapter reviews plastic pollution in the context of the Global South with a particular focus on the social and behavioral science literature. We set the context by describing the problem of plastic globally and how the Global South is a focal point for environmental and human health impacts, before analyzing political and structural conditions...

Background: The increasing misuse of methamphetamine in Southeastern Nigeria has raised serious public health concerns. The study aimed to explore perceived devaluation, alienation, discrimination, and consequences of methamphetamine (Mkpurummiri) misuse among young people in Southeastern Nigeria. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we...

Many young people in Western countries are abstaining from alcohol consumption, but their Nigerian counterparts are adopting lifestyles that valorize alcohol use and heavy drinking rituals. This study explored heavy drinking practices and alcohol-related harms among young Nigerians (students and nonstudents) who use alcohol. Although participants w...

This chapter reviews and synthesises findings from studies on non-medical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) and new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Nigeria. PubMed, EBSCO, AJOL and Google Sscholar were searched for relevant literature on NMUPO and NPS in Nigeria from February 2000 to January 2022. Articles were included if they collected primary...

Purpose-The purpose of this study is to understand the complex interplay between illicit opioids trade and consumption practices and state policies that aim to reduce their misuse. Design/methodology/approach-The study adopted an exploratory design. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews with 31 commercially oriented drug dealers in Uyo, Ni...

THE PROBLEM. Alcohol consumption among young people remains a global concern given its negative effect on brain development, decreased educational attainment, low mental well-being, greater alcohol consumption throughout the lifespan, higher likelihood of binge drinking and increased risk of alcohol use disorders as well as increased risk for socia...

A public health perspective on zero-and low-alcohol beverages. Brief 10 (Snapshot series on alcohol control policies and practice) ISBN 978-92-4-007215-2 (electronic version) ISBN 978-92-4-007216-9 (print version)

This article reviews and synthesises findings from studies on non-medical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) and new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Nigeria. PubMed, EBSCO, Ajol and Google scholar were searched for relevant literature on NMUPO in Nigeria from February 2000 to January 2022. Articles were included if they collected primary data, we...

Declining drinking among youth in many high-income countries has attracted scholarly attention and debates. Still, researchers are yet to globalize such research or examine its public health implications for low-resource settings. This commentary has two interrelated purposes. First, using evidence from Nigeria, it highlights how declining youth dr...

The use of psychoactive substances for recreational and therapeutic purposes is increasing in Nigeria. Yet there is a dearth of studies investigating the motivations for using drugs in the country. Drawing on gender theories, this chapter reports on data elicited through semi-structured interviews with young adults (aged 23-29 years) who use drugs...

No previous research has examined how and why Nigerians choose their alcohol brands. Using qualitative data, this study explored brand preference and the reasons for brand choice among 18 to 24 year-old Nigerians who use alcohol. Participants were divided into three categories based on their beer, spirit, and wine preferences. While most men prefer...

This study uses data collected through interviews and focus groups with students and nonstudents in Benin City to explore how young people’s participation in drinking games (DGs) facilitates heavy drinking, intoxication, and transgression of the local consumption norms. ‘Mere arguments’, betting, and assertions of masculinity initiate DGs, while fu...

In the traditional era, age and gender determined alcohol consumption norms in Southern Nigeria. Although alcohol functioned as a social lubricant, it was consumed primarily by men who were culturally permitted to occupy drinking spaces. Women and young people were constrained from drinking alcohol by the same cultural norms. Intoxication among men...

The alcohol industry in Nigeria uses sophisticated marketing strategies to influence drinking, and alcohol marketing regulations do not exist. This study examined the alcohol industry's strategy of using young women to promote beer in Benin City, Nigeria, and how sexualized beer marketing, as precarious employment , creates a context of risk for se...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine capacity and resource needs for alcohol prevention research among stakeholders across nine countries in West Africa. Method: We analyzed a cross-sectional survey conducted in the fall of 2020, distributed by the West African Alcohol Policy Alliance to their member alliances and stakeholders a...

Introduction The alcohol industry in Nigeria uses sophisticated marketing strategies to influence drinking, and alcohol marketing regulations do not exist. This study examined the alcohol industry's strategy of using young women to promote beer in Benin City, Nigeria, and how sexualized beer marketing, as precarious employment, creates a context of...

Media reports indicate that methamphetamine (mkpulummiri) use is growing among young people in Eastern Nigeria, but empirical research has not been conducted. This article reviews the recent media reportage of methamphetamine use in Eastern Nigeria, presents an empirical account of a methamphetamine user, and synthesizes the available evidence, sho...

Background Nigeria ranks first for per capita consumption and heavy episodic drinking prevalence in Africa. Yet, there are no alcohol policies, standard drink measurements, or low-risk drinking guidelines (LRDG) in the country. Methods This study explored the awareness and understanding/interpretations of the alcohol industry-sponsored ‘responsibl...

Objective: Alcohol-related harm is a growing concern globally and particularly in West Africa. However, tools for assessing the readiness for prevention of alcohol-related harm in low-resource settings have been lacking. We modified the WHO tool, the Readiness Assessment for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment Short Form (RAP-CM), to assess readin...

Background Recent research highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted alcohol consumption patterns, yet research thus far has largely overlooked the experience in West Africa. Research also has not addressed how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected access to alcohol treatment, support, and alcohol harm prevention. This study addr...

Media reports indicate that methamphetamine (mkpulummiri) use is growing among young people in Eastern Nigeria, but empirical research has not been conducted. This article reviews the recent media reportage of methamphetamine use in Eastern Nigeria, presents an empirical account of a methamphetamine user, and synthesizes the available evidence, sho...

Media reports indicate that methamphetamine (mkpulummiri) use is growing among young people in Eastern Nigeria, but empirical research has not been conducted. This article reviews the recent media reportage of methamphetamine use in Eastern Nigeria, presents an empirical account of a methamphetamine user, and synthesizes the available evidence, sho...

Background The sociocultural norms moderating alcohol consumption in Nigeria were more permissive for men than women in the traditional era. Alcohol use among young people was taboo, and intoxication among men who occupy drinking spaces was punished. In contemporary Nigeria, heavy drinking and the ‘culture of intoxication’ are reified features of s...

Research on alcohol use and its associated harm is scarce in West Africa. To mitigate the knowledge gap and to build momentum for future research, we determined research priorities for alcohol prevention among stakeholders across nine countries in West Africa. We analyzed a cross-sectional survey conducted in the fall of 2020, distributed by the We...

Drug-related problems are growing in Nigeria. Yet, there is a paucity of research on the motives for using cannabis and its contribution to drug-related problems. Understanding the underlying motives for taking cannabis from users' perspectives would facilitate the provision of harm reduction policies/ interventions. Using normalization framework,...

Research on cannabis subcultures has a long history in Western countries. In Nigeria, there is a dearth of such studies. This study explored cannabis use and community forming and how users manage police's extrajudicial practices and stigma from the broader society in Awka, Nigeria. We elicited data using participant observation and semi-structured...

Nigeria ranks first for per capita consumption and heavy episodic drinking prevalence in Africa. Yet, there are no alcohol policies, standard drinks measurements, or low-risk drinking guidelines in the country. We explored the awareness and understanding/interpretations of the alcohol industry-sponsored ''drink responsibly'' message (DRM) among Nig...

Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use by adolescents are major contributors to death and disability in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper reviews the extent of adolescents’ ATOD use, risk and protective factors, and studies evaluating prevention interventions for adolescents in SSA. It also describes the harms associated with adolescents’ A...

The article was published in The Conversation. The piece describes why Nigerian youths use cannabis despite the criminal profiling such use attracts.

Background The desire for enhancement is a common motive for non-medical use of prescription drugs in Western countries. Little is known about the factors that motivate use in non-Western contexts. Methods The study explores access to prescription drugs and the motivations for using them among educated young adults in a city located in Anambra Sta...

Nigeria is reported as having released up to 0.34 million tonnes of plastic debris into the ocean in 2010 and ranked as the ninth country in the world for pollution of the marine environment. It is a postcolonial, oil rich country where plastic is cheap and widely available. Currently there is no government policy regulating single-use plastic prod...

Media reports indicate that New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) is widespread in Nigeria and Africa, but little empirical research has been conducted on this. Also, contemporary studies on NPS have focused on Global North, precluding Africa. This may not be unrelated to the ‘non-classical packaging’ of NPS in homemade herbal mixtures and drug cocktai...

Issues Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) has long been characterised as a region with weak alcohol policies, high proportions of abstainers and heavy episodic drinkers (among drinkers), and as a target for market expansion by global alcohol producers. However, inter‐regional analyses of these issues are seldom conducted. Approach Focusing mainly on the per...

Objective: Alcohol labeling raises consumers' awareness of a product's composition and the risks associated with alcohol consumption. We identified mandatory elements and health warnings in alcohol regulations in Nigeria and evaluated selected product labels on alcoholic beverages produced in Nigeria to determine their compliance with the requirem...

There is evidence that alcohol warning labels (AWL) can have preventive effects on alcohol-related cognitions and behavior, but it is less clear how children and adolescents react to AWL. A total of 9,260 German students aged 10-17 participated in a three-factorial experiment, embedded in a health survey. The first experimental factor was the posit...

Nigeria is reported as having released up to 0.34 million tonnes of plastic debris into the ocean in 2010 and ranked ninth country in the world for pollution of the marine environment. It is a postcolonial, oil-rich country where plastic is cheap and widely available. Currently, there is no government policy regulating single-use plastic products....

Background: Studies indicate that although the use of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) is on the increase in Africa, there is little data or research in the area. Also, contemporary studies on NPS often preclude studies in Africa. This may not be unrelated to the ‘non-classical packaging’ of NPS in homemade and herbal mixtures. The morbidity and...

Introduction This study examined the utilization of community-based treatment services by people who use drugs (PWUD) in Nigeria during the lockdown following the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods Data were collected from six drop-in centers (DICs) for PWUD operated by NGOs in four geo-political regions in Nigeria, using a short questionnaire administere...

Recreational cannabis use and taking codeine, tramadol, Rohypnol, and other pharmaceuticals for nonmedical purposes are some of the popular drug use practices in contemporary Nigeria. Yet, little is known on how the use of these drugs contributes to drug-related harms in the country. Using semi-structured interviews, this study explored the percept...

Obstetric Fistula is an abnormal opening between the vagina and rectum resulting from prolonged and obstructed labour. Studies indicate that delays in accessing maternal care and home birth contribute to the development of fistula. Survivors are usually women of low socioeconomic status residing in rural locations. This study explores the birthing...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore polydrug use and the factors that motivate the use of multiple substances among selected young adults. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 23 male and female participants (aged 23-29 years) who use illicit drugs and prescription pharmaceuticals for non-medical purposes were recruited through sno...

This study compared volume, alcohol by volume (ABV), alcohol units, and health warnings on product labels of selected alcoholic beverages simultaneously produced in Nigeria and the UK. The volume, ABV, alcohol units, and health warnings in a total of 13 alcoholic beverage brands simultaneously produced in Nigeria and the UK were documented from pro...

Drug normalization has been researched extensively in the West. Yet, we know little about how drug use is normalized in non-Western contexts. Drawing on interviews with young adults, this study is the first to explore illicit drug normalization in Nigeria. Cannabis was widely available and easy to access and students were part of the supply chain....

Globally, land- and marine-based plastic pollution are causing severe ecological problems with potential risks to human health. In Nigeria, the growing production of single-use plastics and the uncontrolled release of plastic debris onto the land and marine habitats are facilitating widespread plastic pollution. In this chapter, we critically revie...

Obstetric fistula is a condition that affects women and can lead to identity changes because of uncontrolled urinary and/or fecal incontinence symptom experiences. These symptoms along with different emerging identities lead to family and community displacement. Using narrative inquiry methodology that concentrates on the stories individuals tell a...

Nigeria is reported as having released up to 0.34 million tonnes of plastic debris into the ocean in 2010 and ranked ninth country in the world for pollution of the marine environment. It is a postcolonial, oil-rich country where plastic is cheap and widely available. Currently, there is no government policy regulating single-use plastic products....

Nigeria has experienced protracted violence and conflicts orchestrated by the Boko Haram terrorist group. The unbridled use of sophisticated weapons among this group has led to the extermination of innumerable lives across Northern Nigeria, the displacement of individuals, and the widening of social hierarchies. Drawing on the social conflict scrip...

Alcohol consumption and its related problems are rising among Nigerian students, and factors such as social pressures to drink or drink more, social identity construction with heavy drinking, students’ parties and other contextual factors contribute to these problems. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 31 male and female undergraduate stude...

Background: Alcohol-related problems are increasing among Nigerian University students. However, very few studies have explored the ways in which hazardous drinking practices facilitate these problems in Nigerian University students, aside from quantitative studies focussing on students in South-Western Nigeria. Methods: Drawing on qualitative semi...

This paper analyses how an alcohol industry-sponsored ‘Nigerian Beer Symposium’ (NBS) could endanger public health. The NBS, an annual one-day symposium, sponsored by Heineken-Nigerian Breweries, was recently introduced to create awareness of the ‘health and nutritional benefits of beer consumption’. Amongst other resource persons, Heineken-Nigeria...

Alcohol consumption and its related problems are rising among Nigerian students, and factors such as social pressures to drink or drink more, social identity construction with heavy drinking, students’ parties and other contextual factors contribute to these problems. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 31 male and female undergraduate stude...

Background: Alcohol consumption among young people in Nigeria has traditionally been constrained due to the socio-cultural belief that alcohol is for adults. In contemporary Nigeria, media reports indicate that young people drink alcohol regularly in large quantities, but empirical research on what motivates their alcohol use is lacking. Objectiv...

Media reports indicate that young people in Nigeria drink alcohol regularly in large quantities, but empirical research on what motivates their alcohol use is lacking. Drawing on motivational theories, we explored the motives for consuming alcohol among male and female students at a Nigerian university. Thirty-one semi-structured interviews were co...

Background: Most research on drinking games (DGs) and the associated risks focuses on Western countries. In the Nigerian context, DGs activity has not attracted scholarly attention but growing media reports indicate that Nigerian youths play DGs, and that a number of gamers have died during or immediately after game-playing. Methods: Drawing on ge...

Despite the increase in alcohol marketing activities by the transnational alcohol corporations in Nigeria, little research has focused on their impact on young people's drinking behaviours. Using empirical data from in-depth interviews with 31, 19 to 23-year olds from a Nigerian university, this study explores students' awareness of promotional act...

Most research on alcohol consumption and related sexual violence focuses on Western societies. Drawing on traditional masculinity scripts, this article contributes to the culturally specific understanding of how Nigerian sociocultural constructions of alcohol consumption facilitate sexual violence against women. In-depth interviews were conducted w...

Nigeria has high levels of alcohol consumption, and little or no regulation of the alcohol industry. There is a dearth of studies exploring young adults’ drinking in a Nigerian context with only a few predominantly quantitative surveys. These do not explore the social meanings attached to drinking practices nor do they shed light on potential gende...

This article explores the language of corruption in Nigeria. It uses Eisenberg’s Strategic Ambiguity concept to examine the extent to which Nigerian legislators and those who occupy the executive arm of the government employ ambiguous languages and actions to execute and defend corrupt practices, and how this institutionalizes the culture of corrup...

Despite the growing alcohol marketing activities of the transnational alcohol industries in Nigeria, little research has focused on their effects on Nigerian youths. This study explores students’ awareness of electronic and outdoor alcohol advertisement on campus and around students’ off-campus residential and leisure sites, and the extent to which...

Background: Alcohol misuse among young people is a global phenomenon. In many countries, young people engage in heavy drinking and this exacerbates risky sexual behaviour. In Nigeria, alcohol held multiple roles in the traditional era but was mainly consumed by adult males for pleasure. Adult females and young people were culturally constrained fro...

Background: Alcohol consumption among youths and its related problems are increasing in Nigeria. Whilst one of the reasons for this is due to the marketing activities of the transnational alcohol corporations, there are no written national alcohol control policies that regulate alcohol marketing in Nigeria. Methods: This article draws on in-depth...

Sophisticated marketing strategies are increasingly used by transnational alcohol companies in Nigeria. Whilst this facilitates alcohol availability and encourages alcohol consumption, there are no effective policies to regulate alcohol marketing. This study draws on qualitative interviews with 31 Nigerian university students (aged 19-23 years) to...

Background: University students engage in heavy alcohol consumption and one factor that facilitates their alcohol use is alcohol marketing. Diverse sophisticated sales promotion strategies are used by multinational alcohol industries in Nigeria, and no policies to regulate alcohol promotion exist. This study explores the marketing strategy of using...

This study draws on cultivation analysis (Gerbner, 1969) to explore the interrelating factors concerning the role of media in young people’s consumption of alcohol at a south-eastern Nigerian university. Nigeria has the second highest alcohol consumption in Africa. Traditionally, drinking spaces were dominated by adult males for socio-cultural reas...

The use and misuse of psychoactive substances among adolescents are increasing in Africa. While heavy episodic drinking among adolescents in Nigeria is growing, there are no written alcohol control policies to regulate the production and availability of alcohol. This article describes the patterns and determinants of alcohol use among Nigerian adol...

Background: The misuse of alcohol and other drugs among young people, especially students, is a growing global phenomenon. In traditional Nigerian society, different locally-produced alcoholic beverages served complex roles but were mainly consumed among adult males for pleasure. Though adult females in some communities consumed alcohol, the practi...

The utility of mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) is becoming increasingly accepted in health sciences, but substance studies are yet to substantially benefit from such utilities. While there is a growing number of mixed methods alcohol articles concerning developed countries, developing nations are yet to embrace this method. In the Nige...

The global call by the World Health Assembly (WHA) to control the rising alcohol-related problems caused by harmful consumption through policy became necessary in 2005 due to the recognition of the fact that many countries did not have alcohol policies. This gave rise to the adoption of a ten-point policy strategy by the World Health Organization (...

Abstract Alcohol availability, use and misuse and their related problems are rising in many parts of the African continent and this has been attributed to many factors such as non-existent or ineffective regulatory measures. In contemporary Nigeria, while a culture of intoxication is growing, there are no regulatory measures in the form of alcohol...

This paper examines the extent to which the deregulation of Nigerian higher education (HE) has facilitated the McDonaldization of the universities. University education in Nigeria commenced in 1948 with the establishment of University College, Ibadan. After independence in 1960, subsequent governments expanded the number of universities, a policy b...

Use and misuse of licit and illicit drugs among students are growing global phenomena. Studies from different western countries reveal that students use and misuse substances such as alcohol and tobacco more than the non-student population, with highly detrimental consequences. In Nigeria, cultural restraints prevented young people from consuming a...