UNODC organizes workshop to address opioid problem in West Africa

UNODC organizes workshop to address opioid problem in West Africa

Non-medical use and trafficking of tramadol is becoming the main drug threat in West Africa. One sign of this is the rise in seizures of pharmaceutical opioids on the continent, driven by the worldwide popularity of tramadol, an opioid used to treat moderate and moderate-to-severe pain that is widely trafficked in the region. To find ways to address "The Crisis of Tramadol and Other Prescription Medicines in West Africa", UNODC organized a workshop last week in Abuja, Nigeria.

Published August 28, 2018 at 12:42AM
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