{"id":18078,"date":"2018-04-01T11:53:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T11:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18078"},"modified":"2018-04-01T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T11:54:45","slug":"tramadol-a-painkiller-drug-that-becomes-deadly-if-mix-with-alcohol-or-other-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18078","title":{"rendered":"TRAMADOL: A PAINKILLER DRUG THAT BECOMES DEADLY IF MIX WITH ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div data-contents=\"true\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"c1900-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"c1900-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"c1900-0-0\">The painkiller doesn\u2019t cause harm if taken correctly, but the danger rises when users mix it with other drugs or alcohol.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"cubmp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"cubmp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cubmp-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"62v2h-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"62v2h-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"62v2h-0-0\">Last year, 33 deaths in Northern Ireland were linked to tramadol.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"62v2h-0-0\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"e7nqv-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"e7nqv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"e7nqv-0-0\">Among them were a 16-year-old girl and a pensioner in his 70s.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"6djj8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6djj8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6djj8-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"jeu8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"jeu8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"jeu8-0-0\"> I don&#8217;t think that people realise how potentially risky taking tramadol is.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"avo2f-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"avo2f-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"avo2f-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"e37fc-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"e37fc-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"e37fc-0-0\"> I think it\u2019s because it\u2019s a prescription drug &#8211; people assume it\u2019s safe.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"f31a8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"f31a8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f31a8-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"61a6q-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"61a6q-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"61a6q-0-0\">\u2013 Professor Jack Crane, State Pathologist for NI<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"6umak-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6umak-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6umak-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=15852&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"e7nqv-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"61a6q-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"61a6q-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"amvqe-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"amvqe-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"amvqe-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"bp4k6-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bp4k6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bp4k6-0-0\">The opiate-based drug used to treat moderate or severe pain should only be available on prescription \u2013 it was reclassified in 2014 making it an illegal Class C drug without prescription.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"41hg8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"41hg8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"41hg8-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"bt46i-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bt46i-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bt46i-0-0\">But anti-drug campaigners say more and more people are turning to the black market.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"2terr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2terr-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2terr-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"btdpv-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"btdpv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"btdpv-0-0\">Professor Jack Crane has spoken out to say he fears more people will die unless urgent action is taken and he is calling for a crackdown on the illegal market.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"ae0ce-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ae0ce-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ae0ce-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"f93gl-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"f93gl-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f93gl-0-0\">He wants tramadol to be upgraded again, this time to Class A.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"cmchi-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"cmchi-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cmchi-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"9oim\" data-offset-key=\"b6aaj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b6aaj-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b6aaj-0-0\">Professor Crane is now set to meet Northern Ireland&#8217;s Chief Medical Officer later this month to push for change.(http:\/\/www.itv.com)<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TRAMADOL-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18079\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TRAMADOL-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TRAMADOL-2.jpg 720w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/TRAMADOL-2-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The painkiller doesn\u2019t cause harm if taken correctly, but the danger rises when users mix it with other drugs or alcohol. \u00a0 Last year, 33 deaths in Northern Ireland were linked to tramadol. 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