“10 PM” talk show on Dream TV channel by host Wael al-Ebrashy, presented on Tuesday evening a report on the circulation of the Tramadol drug, made in China, on the Egyptian market and its side effects on addicts. A former Tramadol addict said in the report that he used to take four Chinese Tramadol pills daily to gain energy. Another one said that he turned from an addict to a trader of Tramadol, after he failed at the beginning to afford for its price. One of them said that he had been poisoned three times by Chinese Tramadol and suffered from its side effects including cramps and colic. In case the addict fails to take the dosage, they suffer from a total collapse in the functions of the body, Salah added.

Source: Egypt Independent January 31, 2018 11:26 UTC