Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. When you’re addicted to drugs, you can’t resist the urge to use them, no matter how much harm the drugs may cause. Drug addiction isn’t about just heroin, cocaine, or other illegal drugs. You can get addicted to alcohol, nicotine, opioid painkillers, and other legal substances.
At first, you may choose to take a drug because you like the way it makes you feel. You may think you can control how much and how often you use it. But over time, drugs change how your brain works. These physical changes can last a long time. They make you lose self-control and can lead you to damaging behaviors.
This is the story of Lizzy who has been begging on the streets of Lagos especially in the Ikeja area for seven years. Dressed in a way to attract sympathy, she begs for money in the busy traffic during the day. At night she resorts to commercial sex work, all in a bid to fund her drug addiction. Tony Rapu took Lizzy off the streets last week to begin her long journey of rehabilitation and hopefully, successful integration back to a normal and productive life.
A young girl identified as Lizzy has been rescued from drug addiction by Senior Pastor of The House of Freedom, Tony Rapu. The story of Lizzy, a young girl who said she attended Vivian Fowler Memorial Secondary School at Oregun, Lagos, and Caleb Nursery and Primary School, broke late Tuesday.
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These are the reactions of Nigerians on social media:
Michigabbi: “Sooo painful, he parent gave her the best of education and yet this happened. o lord I pray for my children once more that they will never be vagabonds, our children will never be in the company of fools, our children will bring honor to our name and not disgrace, our children will be taught of the lord and great shall be their peace in Jesus name Amen”.
Nikkilaoye: “I was already wondering about her well articulated speech until she said she went to “Vivian Fowler”.. Whaaat?? How did she get to this point? Where are Her parents? thank God she is finally getting the help she needs. God bless you greatly sir @tonyrapu”.
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Mr_jaccuss: “CALEB???? VF???? Good girl, wrong place, wrong company, within the stroke of an eye…this sure makes parenthood scary”.
Quintsdiction: ‘She has been waiting for @tonyrapu for a long time after he came for Bukky. How many are waiting on me too, Lord Jesus? Help me to rise to the heart cry of many panting for righteousness! Help me to become a saviour that I truly am. Help me not to be consumed by myself and for myself alone. Lord, raise many Rapus in my generation. Help us hear the cry for help of your many sons and daughters who have lost their ways. Help us, Precious Jesus!’.
Coachgbemz: “This girl obviously comes from a very comfortable and good back ground. Gosh this is so sad”.
Mariam Dennis@ojudennis
This here is really pathetic, attended Caleb Nursery & Primary, Vivian Fowler for Secondary School, that's speaks a lot about her background.
What went wrong, where is the missing link:
- Parentage
- Society
- Religion
- Peer Influence?God bless Pastor Tony Rapu
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VIDEO: Trending Story of a 26-year old girl who attended Caleb and Vivian Fowler schools but ended up begging on the streets, doing prostitution at night to survive and suffering from drug addiction for 7 years. She was introduced to drug by her boyfriend.
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Abbey
@AbbeyFlix
This could be anyone.. The School you attend is no criteria. And besides her parents would have some good cash. Vivian Fowler no mean say e no go do drug. It's Grace that really trains a child.
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Fola in Versace
@StoicFola
That video is making me cry, she went to Vivian Fowler ffs, God
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Princess Dev@Dev_Kaiser
So I saw this video about this girl that has a cocaine addiction and she went to Vivian Fowler and Caleb. Trust Nigerians in the comment section “ omg, those are good schools !!! How did she get there??? Yen yen yen” You think sey person wey go Harvard no dey do drugs?
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Olushola Olufolabi@olushola_shola
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This girl is 17 years old and she has been on the streets for 7 years! Please where are her parents?! They should be prosecuted? This is not our value in the South, we don't run almajiris style of bringing up kids. Our traditional institutions should be strengthened for such...
anthony fedora@anthony_fedora
I beg to digress. If my parents took me to Caleb, Vivian fowler etc they did those cuz they wanted a good life for me. Any other lifestyle I decide/ choose I should also bear the consequences. We must learn to take the blame for our self inflicted injuries.
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Harri Obi™@Harri_Obi
Wait, Nigerians left the victim, the cause and how we can possibly help and chose to talk about her Vivian Fowler and Caleb background?
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Sixty9 #HandleItAfrica@seun_shewen
''She went to Vivian Fowler'', ''She is from a well to do family''.
Heroine and cocaine ain't cheap drugs which makes it a habit that can be cultivated by the wealthy. These drug menace have eaten too deep into the society, how many more Lizzy do we still have out there?
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Tobycriz@Tobycriz
Lizzy is so young that i cant hold my self but cry..... Vivian Fowler isn't a poor man's school. But how her parents ignored her, still beats my imagination.
Crazy world
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Christian C. Ozor@ozorcchristian
I saw a video of a 26 year old lady, lizzy addicted to drugs.
Trust some Nigerians, possible solutions to drug abuse is not trending but the school lizzy attended, Vivian Fowler and Caleb that's trending.
Even Harvard and Cambridge graduates can also be drug addicts
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Mar@datchubbychic
After watching the video of Lizzy who got addicted 2cocaine,all I could tink abt was her not having proper attention from her parents. She went to 1 of d most expensive schools in Lagos and got lost to the world in the process. This is wot happens wen ure too busy 4 ur kids.
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