Indian Pharma Fuels Africa's Opioid and 'Zombie Drug' Crisis
Indian pharmaceutical companies are reportedly fueling a severe opioid and 'zombie drug' addiction crisis across Africa, particularly in West Africa. This issue persists despite ongoing crackdowns aimed at curbing the illicit drug trade.
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Indian pharma fuels Africa's 'zombie drug' and opioid crisis despite crackdown
They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them easily in roadside kiosks and street pharmacies across west Africa. Millions of tapentadol tablets from India are helping drive a deadly opioid epidemic ravaging the region, with officials and researchers telling AFP that they are also being added to the “zombie drug” kush. The cheap pills are so strong that no regulatory authority in the world has approved them. Yet an AFP investigation found Indian pharmaceutic...
By none@none.com (AFP)
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NEW DELHI - They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them easily in roadside kiosks and street pharmacies across west Africa.
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A report reveals Indian pharmaceutical firms are exporting powerful opioids like tapentadol, fueling a deadly West Africa addiction crisis and the ‘zombie Read More: https://punchng.com/powerful-painkillers-fuel-west-africa-addiction-crisis-report/
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