Ghana's Northern Regional capital, Tamale, has now become a hub for fake tramadol abuse.
A BBC Eye investigation uncovered how unlicensed, highly addictive opioids from India are fuelling a growing drug crisis in Ghana.
In cities like Tamale in northern Ghana, the crisis has reached alarming levels.
Community leader Alhassan Maham has organised a volunteer task force of about 100 locals to combat the spread of these drugs. "The drugs consume the sanity of those who abuse them," Maham said, likening their effect to a fire fed by kerosene.
