How India’s ban on 2 painkillers is linked to the opioid crisis in West Africa

How India’s ban on 2 painkillers is linked to the opioid crisis in West Africa

Over the weekend, Indian authorities banned the manufacturing and export of Tapentadol, Carisoprodol combination drugs, two highly addictive opioids. The action comes after an investigation revealed how these drugs were being illegally exported to parts of West Africa, namely Nigeria and Ghana, fuelling an opioid crisis

ndia has banned the production and export of unapproved combination of Tapentadol, Carisoprodol. Representational image/Pixabay