tramadol addiction and treatment
How addictive is tramadol and where can you get treatment?
Tramadol is a lesser-known prescription drug that sits in the shadow of notorious narcotics like Fentanyl, OxyContin, and Vicodin; however, recent headlines have many in the U.S. asking, “Is tramadol a narcotic? Is tramadol an opioid? Is tramadol addictive?” Not only were opioids responsible for 28,466 deaths in 2017, the Wall Street Journal reported in 2016 that tramadol is killing more people than heroin in Northern Ireland.1 As the worldwide opioid crisis continues, there is a growing awareness of the danger of tramadol side effects, including overdose and addiction.2
Resources
- https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_chem_info/fentanyl.pdf
- https://www.swiftriver.com/blog/common-opioid-street-slang-nicknames/
- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Tramadol
- https://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/tramadol-information
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/tramadol-the-opioid-crisis-for-the-rest-of-the-world-1476887401
- https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-tramadol-a-risky-pain-medication-2019061416844
- https://www.dea.gov/drug-scheduling
- https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a695011.html
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30860559/
- https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_1966/ShortReport-1966.pdf
- https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2019-nsduh-annual-national-report
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2882815/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537060/
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