Background Drug abuse, an excessive and persistent self-administration of a drug without regard to the medically or culturally accepted patterns, has been reported amongst teenagers and adolescents in various regions of the world. Aim This study aimed to measure the prevalence of drug use amongst students of junior and senior secondary schools (aged 10–15 years). Setting This study was conducted at two local government areas in Lagos State. Methods The cross-sectional study was carried out in Ikotun or Igando local council development area (LCDA) and Ikoyi LCDA of Lagos State. Students were sampled using stratified random sampling with classes as strata and sampling performed by balloting. The modified WHO Model Drug Use Survey Questionnaire was distributed to the students for self-reporting. Ethical approval was received from district school boards. Results A total of 1048 students participated in the survey. In this study, alcohol had the highest lifetime drug prevalence rate (29.1%), followed by pharmaceutical opioids (9%). Gender, educational level, type of school management, and geographical economic distribution were found to be predictors of prevalence of drug use. This study demonstrated significant differences in the prevalence of tobacco and opioids use among students in private and public schools; and documented statistically significant differences in the prevalence of cocaine use between low income and high-income areas in two LCDAs in Lagos, Nigeria. Conclusion Prevalence of lifetime, recent use, and current use of drugs among secondary school students in two LCDAs located in Lagos State, Nigeria were documented with alcohol as the drug with the highest prevalence.

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尼日利亚拉各斯州两个地方政府地区的中学生吸毒流行率和认知度。

背景 药物滥用是一种不考虑医学或文化接受模式的过度和持续的自我给药，已在世界不同地区的青少年和青少年中报告。目的 本研究旨在衡量初中和高中学生（10-15 岁）的吸毒流行率。设置 这项研究是在拉各斯州的两个地方政府区域进行的。方法 横断面研究在拉各斯州的 Ikotun 或 Igando 地方议会发展区 (LCDA) 和 Ikoyi LCDA 进行。学生的抽样采用分层随机抽样，以班级为分层，抽样通过投票进行。修改后的世卫组织药物使用模型调查问卷已分发给学生进行自我报告。获得了地区教育委员会的道德批准。结果共有1048名学生参加了调查。在这项研究中，酒精的终生药物流行率最高（29.1%），其次是药物阿片类药物（9%）。发现性别、教育水平、学校管理类型和地理经济分布是吸毒流行率的预测因素。该研究表明私立和公立学校学生的烟草和阿片类药物使用流行率存在显着差异；并记录了尼日利亚拉各斯两个 LCDA 中低收入和高收入地区可卡因使用流行率的统计学显着差异。结论 位于拉各斯州的两个 LCDA 中学生的终生、最近使用和当前使用药物的流行率，