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Tramadol takes root in Togo

Laura Salm-Reifferscheidt, Lome, TogoMarch 22, 2018

The US isn't the only place grappling with an opioid crisis. In Togo and other West African countries, a cheap, addictive painkiller known as tramadol is also wreaking havoc. DW visits the capital, Lome, to meet addicts who are struggling to kick the habit.

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