Tramadol
It is delivered in two forms.
For medical purposes, such as surgeries or for severe pain, it is given intravenously as an injection or administered as a drip.
It is sold in Nigeria in tablet form and green capsules of between 50mg to 400mg. When taken in pill form at high doses, some of its less desirable side-effects include nausea, diarrhoea, loss of appetite and dry mouth.
In contrast, tramadol can produce a euphoric effect similar to another commonly abused opiate medication, oxycodone (OxyContin).
Although Tramadol is not the strongest of analgesics, it is a darling on prescription lists. That’s because, unlike other opioids such as methadone and fentanyl, Tramadol is not internationally regulated, hence it is cheap and readily available for patients. Doctors prescribe tramadol in case of post-surgical pains, bone deficiencies and cancer.
However, in the last decade, Nigeria has seen a significant rise in the non-medical use of Tramadol, which produces similar effects to the “high” caused by heroin.
Reasons why Tramadol has been abused in Nigeria
- In addition to its highness, it is also abused for the feeling of numbness from pain, lucidity and extreme alertness that it gives by heightening the senses.
- The numbness that Tramadol brings is one of the main reasons why it has become a drug of choice. Users describe the feeling high on tramadol as “forgetting everything that does not matter”, especially when combined with alcohol.
- The popularity of tramadol is not only for its pain relief. Abusers believe it enhances sexual performance in men. Researchers believe Tramadol’s aphrodisiac properties could stem from its antagonism of serotonin receptors, hence delaying ejaculation.
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