Published February 5, 2018
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja


The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has seized two trucks laden with tramadol.

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, disclosed this at the public launch of drug related health policies and guidelines in Abuja on Monday.

At the event tagged, ‘The National Policy for Controlled Medicines, National Guidelines for the Estimation of Psychotropic Substances and Precursors and National Minimum Standards for Drug Dependence Treatment in Nigeria’, the NAFDAC boss said the tramadol would have been sold to youths.

Adeyeye said, “Using drugs is centrally controlled or central nervous system-based which means it hits the brain immediately and it changes the user to somebody else. During the first use and second use, the brain of the user becomes very different because of dependence.

“They are no longer able to control themselves and that is where the crime, terrorism come in. Therefore, please let the word go out that drug use comes with consequences.

“Of course, we are going after the peddlers. As we speak, we just intercepted two lorries full of tramadol this morning. And where are they going? They are going to the Ajegunles of Nigeria, to the Kanos of Nigeria. Who are they targeting? Our children. Therefore, we need to all come in. It’s our business.”

The NAFDAC boss said many youths were dying of drug overdose because it was very easy for them to access addictive drugs.

She also called on the National Assembly to amend the law such that drug peddlers could be given stiffer penalties.

“There are prosecutions and there are arrests. However, personally speaking the sentences are very mild. We need stiffer sentences. There was a case in which someone was sentenced to one and a half years or a fine of N200,000. Is N200,000 enough to pay for a life?” Adeyeye said.

She said NAFDAC would be recruiting young pharmacists to visit secondary schools across the country to warn them of the repercussion of drug abuse including the misuse of prescription medicine like codeine.

http://punchng.com/nafdac-seizes-two-trucks-of-tramadol/

Wow!

They saved some lives.

Tramadol killed one of my inlaws last year.

A SUPOL for that matter

How come dey didn't mention where dey seized if from?? I'm sure it's somewhere in d north

This tramadol is fast becoming something else

Scientists won't like this

The trucks must be going to kano or any other northern state

The rate in which youth abuse this drugs ehhhh is very alarming and need serious attention, because in next five years there will be a lot of mad people in Nigeria.

What's the use of tramadol sef

No pics
Shiiithole people

Two trucks?
They wan fvck kill all Nigerian females ni including she goats?

Pekele Pekele . I heard with one ear that some sisters are also searching for red hijab ahead of valentine day...... Am like wetin concern c.ronaldo with the death of dagrin . You wanna dress in red and look like fire extinguisher, or red and black like ampicillin capsule shioor . Likewise the so-called Islamic musicians are also organizing ''ISLAMIC VALENTINE DAY'', am not sure if their medular oblangta is being infected by KURUNA . Joo nitori ti Allah iya oko mi, don't join them in celebrating valentine day ooo, it doesn't concern you ooo, and if you see anyone that is telling you nothing is wrong in it, joo jare borrow the remaining broom buhari and APC used to sweep jonathan and PDP to sweep them away. .

Some boy are really abusing that drug.

Weldone job

hahahahah

Na aboki food be tha wan ooo.

one thing must kill a man....sex,buhari and SARS kills faster than trams

Their Royal Highness

Book space,OK tramadol Abi.

Why na


Why dm go seize am??

Good one

Bet why? Bad market

It is better to read this kind of news than that BBN rubbish

abeg where the truck they go

mmm

Some mental health issues have been averted.

19th Northern states are on hard drugs - Not surprising how they think.............

Why seize Tram when doctor do recommend it.

NAFDAC take ur time oooo

.

Science Students right now