 | Nigerian cops seized 1,154,500 pills of Tramadol, Rohypnol and Exol at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Drug kingpin Okrika Kingsley Ozioma is at large. The UN says the trade and growing abuse of tramadol, a synthetic opioid, are destabilizing parts of Africa. The nonmedical use of tramadol has become a major health crisis in some areas. Tramadol produces effects similar to morphine and oxycodone. It gives users a sense of detachment from reality and makes them delusional. Less stigmatized than other opioids, tramadol as a prescription medication can be accessed and transported easily. |