Tramadol, Codeine Abuse Still High Among Nigerian Students And Youths

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has decried the continuous high-level abuse of Tramadol and codeine based cough syrup among Nigerian youth and women.

NDLEA Chairman, retired Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah, yesterday said this while delivering Nigeria’s statement on ‘Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice and World Drug Problem’ at the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters, New York.

Abdallah said: “Nigeria is witnessing a high level of abuse of tramadol and cough syrups containing codeine, especially by vulnerable youths and women.

“This is a phenomenon common to many countries in the West-African sub-region which has ushered in a new level of transnational organised crimes.