Jarabawar opium a Yammacin Afirka

A cikin 2023, kwacewar miyagun ƙwayoyi da hukumomi a Afirka suka yi ya kai rabin kwacewar magunguna a duniya, musamman tramadol. Akwai babban adadin amfani da tramadol da jaraba a Ghana, Togo, Najeriya da Benin. A Yammacin Afirka, opiates sun fi shahara a tsakanin matasa, musamman samari, da kuma tsakanin mutanen da ke yin aiki na jiki da kuma ayyukan ma'aikata.

 Ta hanyar ƙasa 

 Najeriya 
A cikin 2024, opioids sune manyan abubuwan da suka haifar da shan miyagun ƙwayoyi a Najeriya. A cikin 2024, opioids kamar su tramadol da codeine suna samuwa a ko'ina a Najeriya. Sauran magungunan opiates da ake samu sun hada da pentazocin da morphine. Amfani da opiate ya yadu, a cikin birane da yankunan karkara. A wasu al'ummomi, ana amfani da opioid, kuma ana ganin shi a matsayin hanyar da ba a lalata ba don magance damuwa ta mutum.

A cikin 2024, akwai ƙananan cibiyoyin magani. Ayyukan tilasta bin doka sun mayar da hankali kan aikata laifuka na amfani da miyagun ƙwayoyi, maimakon hana samar da miyagun kwayoyi.Alare, Kehinde; Muili, Abdulbasit (October 19, 2024). "The opioid crisis in Nigeria: a call for public health and policy interventions". The Lancet. 404 (10462). Retrieved 27 April 2025.

A mayar da martani, gwamnatin Najeriya ta ba da umurni ga Hukumar Kula da Dokar Magunguna ta Kasa (NDLEA) da magance batun opiate. Ana kwace miyagun ƙwayoyi, kuma ana kama masu amfani. An yi kamfen na wayar da kan jama'a game da haɗarin miyagun ƙwayoyi. An haramta kasuwar magunguna, inda shagunan tituna da shagunan da suka sayar da magunguna ba tare da wata doka ba. An haramta samar da codeine na gida da siyarwa ba tare da takardar magani ba.Oladapo, Rasaq; Oladapo, Mariam. "Combating opioid misuse in Nigeria: A comprehensive strategy for public health and social stability". Society for the Study of Addiction. Retrieved 27 April 2025.

 Ghana 
A cikin 2021, an kiyasta cewa tsakanin 24.9% da 77.6% na matasa na Ghanian suna amfani da tramadol. Maza da yawa fiye da mata sun yi amfani da miyagun ƙwayoyi, kuma musamman maza a cikin aikin da ba na al'ada ba.

A cikin kafofin watsa labarai na Ghana, an tsara amfani da tramadol na matasa a cikin ɗabi'a, maimakon batun kiwon lafiya.Alhassan, Jacob (December 2022). ""Here in Ghana hard work don't deserve money": The uncertainty and precarity of youth who use tramadol". SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. Retrieved 27 April 2025. Abubuwan tsari a cikin al'ummar Ghanian waɗanda zasu iya rinjayar amfani da Tramadol, sun haɗa da yanayin aiki mara kyau, da damuwa da rashin tabbas game da aiki.

Akwai masu amfani da tramadol na nishaɗi a cikin matsakaicin aji na Ghana. Akwai "amfani da aiki" na yau da kullun tsakanin waɗanda ke aiki a cikin aiki mai wuya. Akwai mafi girman yawan amfani da tramadol tsakanin marasa aikin yi.Alhassan, Jacob (December 2022). ""Here in Ghana hard work don't deserve money": The uncertainty and precarity of youth who use tramadol". SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. Retrieved 27 April 2025.

Dalilan da aka ambata don amfani da tramadol, gami da haɓaka yanayi, sauƙi na damuwa, jimiri na jiki a aiki, da kuma inganta jima'i. Wasu masu amfani da tramadol sun ba da rahoton cewa masu aikinsu sun tilasta musu su sha miyagun ƙwayoyi, don haka za su iya aiki tuƙuru, kuma na tsawon sa'o'i.

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