The deaths of three associates of Nigerian hip hop 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 among entertainment stars in Nigeria.
Davido attracted negative publicity penultimate week following the sudden death of one of his friends, Tagbo Umeike. Tagbo reportedly died in a controversial circumstance on the eve of his birthday, with actress Caroline Danjuma, who is alleged to be the girlfriend of the deceased, claiming that Davido had questions to answer on Tagbo’s death.
Davido’s camp’s 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 Amaechi, 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, last week, 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.
Their 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 continue to remain elusive to most entertainment stars with drinks, drug and s*x being their major pitfalls.
For many, club houses and joints where ladies swarm round them almost unclad 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 Nigerian entertainment stars have had to deal with s*x scandal at certain point or the other in their careers. The yoke of baby mama syndrome hanging a round the necks of a good number of the nation’s entertainers bears eloquent testimony to this injurious habit.
Sunday Sun investigation revealed that hard drugs are more prevalent and cheaper as they are on sale at most night clubs all over Lagos.
According to sources, the drugs could be purchased at the notable joints such as New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja despite a big signpost saying drugs are not allowed in the club.
Also 311 Road in Festac Town, Lagos and some other major night clubs on the Island remain hotspots for drug vendors and users.
For hard drinks, sources informed Sunday Sun that many Nigerian entertainers no longer derive satisfaction in single brand of drink as many have developed insatiable desire for cocktail of different brands.
According to experts, hard drugs work as central nervous system (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 fits. Some illegal drugs are known 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
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