THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday said it had commenced training of 20,000 young pharmacists across the country as parts of its effort to stem menace of drug abuse.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye, gave the advice while addressing newsmen to commemorate the 2018 World International Day Against Drug Abuse in Abuja.
The United Nations has set aside June 26 to be marked annually as International Day against Drug Abuse, to create awareness against Illicit Trafficking or illegal drug trade across the globe.
Adeyeye explained that the training was to conduct a compressive study or research across the country concerning drug abuse.
“We are working with not less than 20,000 young pharmacists to do a pilot phase of study in the six geopolitical zones.
