Why Tramadol Is Destroying Entire Countries In West Africa

Summary

A legal painkiller. Sold next to tomatoes. Taken by farmers, soldiers, and children. India has been called “the pharmacy of the world” for its manufacture of high-quality medicines and life-saving vaccines. As the world has been transfixed by the opioid crisis in North America, another crisis, just as serious, has been unfolding almost ... At least 42% of adolescents in Sub Saharan Ghana is witnessing a surge in drug consumption and addiction among the youth. Access to cocaine and opioids such as ... A growing flow of the Tapentadol drug is flooding It's not heroin. It's not cocaine. It's a painkiller you can buy at a pharmacy — and it has devastated an For over a decade, Matt von Boecklin traveled the world as a program evaluation specialist and chemical engineer, living in Asia, ... It's so addictive, users become hooked after a single hit, then find themselves quickly trapped in a cycle of self-destruction.