The Insurgence of Tramadol Abuse among the Most Active Population in Jirapa Municipality: A Study to Assess the Magnitude of the Abuse and Its Contributory Factors

Table 5

Prevalence of other substance abuse.

Substance	# of abusers	Percent (%)
Cocaine/heroine	27	6.4
Smoking of wee/marijuana	75	17.9
Alcohol abuse	271	64.5
Sniffing of snuff (“sera”/“Enye”)	189	45.0
Intake of “Wuole”	72	17.1
Smoking of nim tree	27	6.4
Intake of mahogany roots with alcohol	132	31.4
Drinking of soaked/boiled diapers/pads	6	1.4
Inhaling of petrol/turpentine	8	1.9
Smoking of dried faeces	11	2.6
Sniffing glue	26	6.2

“Wuole” (mixture of boiled wee and akpeteshie or local jin and with/without ginger).