We know we have a massive opiate addiction problem powered in large part by the pill pushing practices of big pharma. But the heavy consumption of this class of drugs isn’t limited to the US. Here’s the WSJ on Tramadol: The Opioid Crisis for the Rest of the World. “Not long ago, a Dutch neurobiologist announced a surprising discovery: A root used by rural West African healers to treat pain contains an apparently natural version of a man-made opioid. The root from northern Cameroon had such high levels of a painkiller called tramadol that mice given an extract and placed on a hot plate didn’t feel their feet burning at first.” (Note: I’m linking to a tweet with a link to the actual article so you can bypass the paywall.)