Islamic Appraisal of the Causes, Effects and Solution of Substance Abuse Among Muslim Youths in Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Youths prefer an autonomous and independent life that is free from adult control, thereby engaging in various delinquent acts like substance abuse, rape, robbery, cultism, hooliganism and vandalism that are dangerous to the home, community, school and the nation at large. The effects of substance abuse among youths has been a stigma of moral decadence, violence, thuggery, assault, madness and murder. This research attempts to provide the Islamic appraisal of the concept of Substance abuse, types, causes, signs, symptoms, effects and solution of substance abuse particularly among the Muslim youths in Nasarawa West Senatorial District of Nasarawa State. The research also tries to find out the level of involvement of Muslim youths in Nasarawa West Senatorial District in substance abuse. The method of data collection was through the use of questionnaires which was distributed to target respondents within the study area which is Nasarawa West Senatorial District of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The result of the investigation shows that 50.36% of the Muslim youths in Nasarawa West Senatorial District are involved in substance abuse in one way or the other. The result also shows the common drugs abused by the Muslim youths in Nasarawa West Senatorial District includes Cigarette, Marijuana (wiwi), Blue, Lara, Farida, Detail, Tutolin with Codeine, Magadone, Tramol etc. This is considered as serious problem because the Muslim youths in Nasarawa West Senatorial District are being prepared to become the future leaders of the State and the nation at large. Recommendations were such as prohibiting the sell as well as identifying the dealers of such substance around Nasarawa West Senatorial District and its environs with the aim of bringing them to face the wrath of the law.