...Maria-Goretti Ane Purpose This paper aims to explore the role of tramadol in pain management and the impact of regulatory measures on supply and medical access in Ghana and other African countries. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted an exploratory design and qualitative methods...

... of prescription opioids among young local street high-risk users in Nigeria. Findings Findings show complex expressions of diverse consumption practices, such as grinding, sniffing and concoction of tramadol (TM)with other opioids. The “puff-puff pass” practice serves as induction for new users of opioids...

...Ini Dele-Adedeji; Lala Ireland; Gernot Klantschnig Purpose This paper aims to examine the friction that has surfaced since the adoption of policy measures restricting access to tramadol, a synthetic opioid, in Nigeria in 2018. Our analysis reveals how non-licensed pharmaceutical actors, who have...

...Chidozie Edwin Nwafor; Chukwuemeka Felix A. Okoye; Nelson I. Nwankwo; Paschal Chukwuma Ugwu Purpose This study aims to explore the dynamics involved in the non-medical use of tramadol among manual labourers in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach Using the phenomenological approach, we...

... an exploratory design. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews with 31 commercially oriented drug dealers in Uyo, Nigeria. The framework approach was used in data analyses, while “friction” provided the interpretive lens. Findings Accounts revealed public concerns over the misuse of tramadol and other...