'I took 57 painkillers a day to get high'

[Gerald]

In December 2017 British woman Laura Plummer was jailed for three years for bringing 300 Tramadol painkiller tablets into Egypt. While the sentence shocked many in the UK, the case shone a light on a painkiller addiction problem blighting millions of Egyptians.

"When I was 15, we were playing PlayStation in a games arcade, and someone insulted me. I picked up a billiards cue and smashed it over his head. I was screaming abuse at everyone. I even broke the windows."

Abdul Hameed, now 24, remembers the moment he realised his drug habit had spiralled out of control.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44194346

Dangerous stuff this, the withdrawal is difficult.