DRUGS BOOZE & SEX-Dangerous Lifestyle

DRUGS 

BOOZE

 & SEX

DANGEROUS LIFESTYLE
THE deaths of three Associates of Nigerian hip hop Star Sensation,David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido has brought to the Fore the disturbing claim of     

Prevalence of hard drug use and alcoholic drinks amongs         

Entertainment stars in Nigeria.It was claim that his friend died    

After taking excess of tequila, a brand of alcoholic drink made      from the blue agave plant was Pooh-poohed by the result of the autopsy carried out on the deceased by the police.The result according to the police showed that Tagbo died of suffocation and not drunkenness.But if the autopsy report dims the correlation between Tagbo's death and alcohol,the death Of another friend Olugbemiga  Abiodun,aka Dj Olu and one Chime Amechi,who was reported to be a member of the young singer’s crew,three days after Tagbo’s controversial death,has further accentuated the prevalence of hard drug abuse among artistes and their associates.The police recovered substances suspected to be hard drugs from a car in which Abiodun and Chime died.The deceased were Found dead penultimate saturday in a BMW car in a garage on Block B,Banana Island Lagos.The journey to stardom, though may be tortuous,requires a lot of perseverance but achieving and maintaining untainted records having reached the peak of their  careers continues to remain elusive to most entertainment stars with drinks,and drugs being their major pitfalls.For many,club houses and joints where ladies swarm round them almost nude and where hard drugs and cocktails of different hard drinks can be easily got remain the slaughter slab for many of these idolized music stars.
Most entertainment stars have had to deal with sex scandal at certain point or the other in their careers.
The expert revealed that hard drugs work as central nervous sysytem(CNS) depressants by slowing down neural activity in both the brain and the body.The brain and spinal cord make up the two main organs in the CNS.Narcotics effects are believed to cause the nervous system to slow down.
Apart from the CNS,experts say hard drugs weaken the immune system,thereby increasing susceptibility to infections.
They cause cardiovascular conditions ranging from abnormal heart rate to heart attacks,nausea,vomiting and abdominal pain.In most cases, hard drugs cause the liver to have to work harder,possibly causing significant damage or liver failure.Different drugs are said  to have different effects on the body system ranging from hallucination,depression,liver and kidney problems and fit.Some illegal drugs are to kill the first time the person takes them.   
Other dangers of using hard drugs include decreased performance in school,behavioral problems,crime and violence, lack of good judgment,health problems,brain damage and lastly,but not the least a descent into drug abuse and alcoholism.           
Narcotics are known to contain alkaloids,which are powerful poisons.There are more than 800 known alkaloids.Alcohol and  Tobacco, as well as  opium and marijuana contain these poisonous alkaloids.In view of the danger inherent in the use of these drugs,which militate against the normal functioning of the body organs and the nervous sysytem,and definitely slow down the movement of the body,the question arises as to why people use narcotics.

It was said that people use narcotics because they claim they get a “lift”.

While others claim they use certain drugs as a matter of social custom.Although the use of illicit drug is not a new trend,it is growing at an alarming rate with more entertainment stars embracing its use for varying reasons.

Apart from the claim that drug users get dutch courage from hard drugs,findings also showed that the availability of some of these hard drugs and drinks is also responsible for its abuse.

In the past, Indian hemp, cocaine and heroin were the common drugs. However these days, they come in different forms and names with the youths experimenting with all sorts. Some of these hard drugs and drinks available include Tequila, Happy dust, Crack, Big H(heroine),Devil drug, M&M, Do a line, idiot pills, Joy juice, China girl, Mojo, Apache, Red bullets, Caps, Brown sugar, Good fellas. Fantasy, Stuff(cocaine),Charley, Italian brown, Honey oil, Purple, Marijuana, Aunty Mary, Beans, Club drug, Blue devils, Crank, Mexican Crack, Go fast, Big O, Chinese tobacco, Crackers, Angel dust juice, Codeine, Gym candy.

Legendary reggae singer,Majekodunmi Fasheke, aka Majek Fashek remains a major reference point of the evil of hard drugs to youths treading this perilous path.In 2015, it was revealed that Fashek battled with drug addiction and was admitted into a drug rehabilitation centre in Abuja after admitting that he needed help.

On November 17,2013, Nigeria lost a rising music star in Olufemi Mayomi aka Fada U-turn.He was reported to have died after a long battle with kidney disease.He was rumoured to have used hard drugs.

Father U-turn’s death was preceded by the demise of another music star, Susan Oluwabimpe, popularly known as Goldie Harvey.Goldie died on february 14, 2013, just hours after she arrived from Los Angles, where she had gone to experience the Grammy Awards.

Although the result of the autopsy carried out on her indicated that she died as a result of an “intra-cerebral hemorrhage” caused by “hypertensive heart disease” rumour also linked the talented singer  to hard drugs.

Similar allegation also trailed the late star,Olaitan Oladapo

Popularly known as Dagrin who died exactly eight days after he was involved in a ghastly motor accident in front of Alakara police station, Agege motor Road, mushin, lagos.

The prevalence of hard drug use  and alcohol among music stars is underscored by the false impression that hard drugs imbue them with confidence needed to be able to face the crowd while performing.

It is a total misconception to nurse the belief that hard drugs aid artistes to overcome stage fright. What most hard drugs do is actually to confound their sense of reasoning. This is what most of them erroneously interprete as confidence-boosting function of hard drugs.

Unknown to these youths the damaging effect of hard drugs on other  health and careers far out-weigh the flawed belief they tend to have in them. But its only immature musicians would resort to taking hard drugs to boost their confidence level before taking to stage. But when you are not a trained musician and you are shy, then you get into drinking or drugs to gain self Confidence. But you don’t realize that when you are drunk or stoned, you‘re actually reducing your capability to perform well.