The Commissioner for Health in Ogun state, Dr TOMI COKER, has raised an alarm over the increasing rate of drug abuse among youths in the state.

The commissioner said the prevalence of drug abuse in Ogun State was 17 per cent out of about 22.4 per cent in the South-West, calling for urgent intervention.

 Dr COKER spoke during a press briefing in Abeokuta, to mark the United Nations Anti-Drug Day celebration.

She identified the drugs being abused by youths in the state to include nicotine, marijuana, codeine, heroin and tramadol.