Tramadol, a drug chemically related to codeine and on the FDA's list as a "drug of concern" caused 4 middle school students to be sent to the hospital this week in Utah. All the girls have recovered.
Tramadol is causing concern "to law enforcement and addiction experts who say children as young as 8 are experimenting with the painkiller."
These four Utah girls were sent to the hospital after one of them overdosed on Ultram which teens call "ultras."
Ultram, the market name for Tramadol, is prescribed for mild pain due the addictive qualities of Oxycontin.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
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