{"id":101139,"date":"2022-11-08T17:33:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=101139"},"modified":"2022-11-08T17:33:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:33:04","slug":"ndlea-uncovers-plot-to-introduce-fentanyl-100-times-stronger-than-tramadol-into-nigerian-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ndlea-uncovers-plot-to-introduce-fentanyl-100-times-stronger-than-tramadol-into-nigerian-market\/","title":{"rendered":"NDLEA uncovers plot to introduce fentanyl, 100 times stronger than Tramadol into Nigerian market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has uncovered plans by some unscrupulous elements to introduce a lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, which is 100 times stronger than Tramadol into the Nigerian market.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Agency\u00a0 warned\u00a0 that the illicitly manufactured drug is capable of causing mass casualty among the youth population being targeted by the cartels.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Femi Babafemi, Director, Media &amp; Advocacy of the agency in a statement in Abuja,\u00a0 said every step must be taken to ensure that the drug which is currently responsible for over 70% overdose deaths as well as a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the US is not allowed to circulate in Nigeria because of its lethality and the current drug abuse prevalence of 14.4% in the country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are not unaware of desperate efforts by some drug cartels to introduce to the Nigerian market, Fentanyl, which according to the CDC, is 80 times as potent as morphine and 100 times more potent than heroin.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8221; This, they plan to do either in liquid or powder form and\/or with misleading labels to target our youth population. This they may also mix with other prescription drugs. The illegally manufactured fentanyl in its liquid form can come in nasal sprays, eye drops, or small candies.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adding that as a result, parents and other stakeholders are advised to be vigilant, alert and warn their young ones against attempting experimenting with this illicit substance. 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