Member of Parliament for Kintampo South, Felicia Adjei, has strongly criticized the widespread availability of unregulated over-the-counter (OTC) medication, particularly illicit opioids.
Her concern follow a statement by Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, highlighting the alarming rise in illicit opioid use across Ghana.
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Adjei shared a distressing encounter from her campaign trail, where she came across a young man on the brink of death due to tramadol abuse. "During the Seventh Parliament, I raised concern about tramadol, I don't know how it entered our country.
