Doing the `tramadol dance´: What this latest craze says about pill addiction
(WorldNews Africa)

The illicit trade in this prescription painkiller has become the stuff of ballads and dance halls but its abuse is threatening to condemn those in real need to a life of chronic pain. Laura Salm-Reifferscheidt takes a look at the global sensation that´s topping the charts in Africa´s effort to curb drug abuse. Ayao* is a tall and well-built 15-year-old, and like many his age, he is very particular about his appearance. He wears a white T-shirt, white trousers and Kappa slip-on sandals. He likes to put a lot of effort into grooming his stylishly cut hair. When I meet him at his family´s simple one-storey brick house in Lomé, Togo´s capital, he stands in his room looking into a tiny mirror,...