Effect of Substance Abuse on Nigeria’s Economic Performance

khayere Jossy Ijie; Abdurrauf Babalola; Muhammad Yelwa

doi:10.36923/ijsser.v2i2.63

khayere Jossy Ijie ⁽¹⁾ , Abdurrauf Babalola ⁽²⁾ , Muhammad Yelwa ⁽³⁾

(1) Area Commander, National Drug Enforcement Agency, Area 3, Abuja, FCT. Nigeria. Email: ijieikhayere65@yahoo.com , Nigeria

(2) Alhikmah University Ilorin Nigeria. Email: abdclement@yahoo.com , Nigeria

(3) Department of Economics, University of Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. Email: yelwamhmmd@gmail.com , Niger

https://doi.org/10.36923/ijsser.v2i2.63

Issue
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020)

Submitted
April 1, 2020

Published
June 27, 2020

Keywords:

Drug Abuse, Narcotic, Rehabilitated, individual, Substance Abuse, Nigeria.

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Abstract

Purpose of the study: This study investigated the effect of substance abuse on the real growth rate in Nigeria between 1993 and 2017. The study specifically examined the period-based impact of substance abuse prevalence and rehabilitated individual drug addicts on the actual growth rate of the Nigerian economy.

Methodology: Autoregressive distributed lag and co-integration/bound test techniques were employed to analyze the data obtained. In between, correlation analysis and preliminary tests were carried out.

Main findings: The study found out that substance abuse and rehabilitated drug individuals have a significant impact on economic performance. While substance abuse has a significant negative impact, rehabilitated, individual drug addicts have a significant positive impact. However, in the long run, there was no indication of a significant impact on the Nigerian economy.

Research limitations/implications: This study will be of use to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and most drug control programs in many countries. The Ministries of Economic Planning to examine the extent to which drug abuse has had an economic impact.

Novelty/Originality of this study: Economic analysis showcasing the effect of drug abuse prevalence and rehabilitated individuals on economic performance is quite scanty. This work creates a good reference point in areas of health economics and macroeconomics generally. It allows readers to know the genesis of drug trafficking and abuse in Nigeria.

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Authors

khayere Jossy Ijie

Area Commander, National Drug Enforcement Agency, Area 3, Abuja, FCT. Nigeria. Email: ijieikhayere65@yahoo.com

ijieikhayere65@yahoo.com (Primary Contact)

Abdurrauf Babalola

Alhikmah University Ilorin Nigeria. Email: abdclement@yahoo.com

Muhammad Yelwa

Department of Economics, University of Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. Email: yelwamhmmd@gmail.com

khayere Jossy Ijie, Abdurrauf Babalola, & Muhammad Yelwa. (2020). Effect of Substance Abuse on Nigeria’s Economic Performance. International Journal of Social Sciences and Economic Review, 2(2), 35–46. https://doi.org/10.36923/ijsser.v2i2.63

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