{"id":413387,"date":"2018-03-26T17:15:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T17:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=413387"},"modified":"2018-03-26T17:15:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T17:15:10","slug":"abuse-of-tramadol-pain-killer-increases-among-ghanaian-youth-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/abuse-of-tramadol-pain-killer-increases-among-ghanaian-youth-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuse of Tramadol pain killer increases among Ghanaian youth [Report]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a growing trend of Tramadol abuse among Ghanaian youth in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Recent surveys have shown the drug is also used among market women, drivers, and in some cases, students.<\/p>\n<p>The abuse of Tramadol, a pain relief drug, according to medical experts, functions like\u00a0heroin and can cause psychotic problems as well as damage vital organs in the human body.<\/p>\n<p>The following report put together by Zoe Abu-Baidoo and Philip Nii Lartey highlights the growing appetite for the drug among a teeming number of youth, and the role of the appropriate authorities in dealing with this trend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on audio to listen to report\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/420222040&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a growing trend of Tramadol abuse among Ghanaian youth in some parts of the country. 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