Painkillers such as Tramadol have been found to be addictive.
The dangers of painkillers worry experts. PDO
A painkiller called Tramadol has been under the magnifying glass in sports for a long time. Now the painkiller in question is listed on the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA’s list of prohibited substances.
Among other things, the news covered the matter NRK. The list of new substances will officially enter into force on January 1, 2024.
According to Wada’s report, the use of Tramadol has increased very significantly in recent years in, among other things, cycling, rugby and football. The drug already ended up on its watch list in 2012.
In racing cycling, its use has been prohibited since 2019. For example, Tramadol is classified as a narcotic in Norway.
Painkillers like Tramadol are synthetic opiates. They have been found to be addictive.
– It is a rather dangerous and addictive opioid. It does not belong to sports and removes exhaustion from the body, told Expressen Jenny Schulze From the Swedish Anti-Doping Agency.
“Distributed like candy”
Among other things, world champion Lautaro Martínez, according to his agent, played with the power of painkillers in the World Cup in Qatar. PDO
Painkillers became a particularly big topic of conversation during the men’s World Cup, which was played less than a year ago. Many top players had to miss the games due to injuries.
The football calendar is so packed that the use of painkillers has reportedly become more common. Argentina, who made it to the World Cup semi-finals Lautaro Martínez’s agent Alejandro Camano revealed that the forward needed medication before every World Cup match in Qatar to take the field to survive.
Borussia Dortmund Neven Subotic said of Die Welt in an interview that painkillers are “handed out like candy” in top football.