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A tramadol capsule, on sale at a roadside coffee stall in Lomé. (© Nyani Quarmyne at Panos for Mosaic)
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Doing the ‘tramadol dance’: What this latest craze says about pill addiction

The illicit trade in this painkiller has become the stuff of ballads and dance halls but its abuse is threatening to condemn those in real need

  • Laura Salm Reifferscheidt
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