Healing Lives, Restoring Hope

Preventing Substance Abuse, Promoting Mental Health in Kaduna

Welcome

Building a Healthier Kaduna

Welcome to the Kaduna State Bureau for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (KADBUSA). From our office at the Maccido Dalhat Secretariat, we lead efforts to prevent substance abuse, provide evidence-based treatment, and integrate mental health services to create a safer and healthier Kaduna State.

Mission

To lead evidence-based, community-focused efforts to prevent substance abuse and promote accessible mental health services.

Our Vision

A Kaduna free from substance abuse harms, where all achieve optimal mental health.

Our Visoin

Prevention programs for youth and communities.
Evidence-based treatment and harm reduction.
Mental health integration and literacy. Quality accreditation of services. Statewide research on substance abuse.

Sen. Uba Sani

Governor of Kaduna State

Senator Uba Sani is a Nigerian politician who is the Governor of Kaduna State whose tenure started in May 2023. He was previously the Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District from 2019 to 2023. He had also served as a Senior Special Assistant to President Olusegun Obasanjo, a Special Adviser to the Minister of the FCT on Political Affairs, and a Special Adviser on Political Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations to Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

Priorities ...

Meet Our DG !

Director General of the Kaduna State Bureau for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (KADBUSA). He is a distinguished mental health researcher with expertise in psychosocial issues and substance abuse within Nigeria. His leadership at KADBUSA emphasizes evidence-based, community-driven strategies for prevention, treatment, and care of drug use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. He has led key programs such as the Perinatal Mental Health Services, Community-Based Harm Reduction, and the UNODC-supported Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) initiative. Joseph is also a Creative Arts enthusiast, integrating cultural approaches into public health interventions, including the “Art in Health Initiative” with WHO.

Our impact

Transforming Lives in Kaduna

KADBUSA is making a difference by reducing substance abuse and enhancing mental health support.

Prevention Success

Expanded programs to protect youth from substance abuse.

Treatment Access

Increased availability of rehabilitation services.

Mental Health Integration

Strengthened community mental health support.

Research Insights

Advanced understanding of substance abuse causes.

Supporting Kaduna’s Recovery

Our team works tirelessly to combat substance abuse and promote mental health.

Our Framework

Key Departments

KADBUSA operates through specialized departments to deliver comprehensive services.

Your Partner in Recovery

KADBUSA is dedicated to preventing substance abuse and ensuring access to quality mental health and treatment services for all.

Prevention

rotecting communities from substance abuse.

Treatment

Providing evidence-based care.

Community

Building a supportive network.