Toxicologist Kai Knudsen says tramadol is "the perfect drug" for violent criminals. Credit: Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset/Anders Wiklund/TT
VIOLENT CRIME
Youths given drugs to numb senses before committing violent crimes
The painkiller tramadol is being used by many young perpetrators of violent crimes, according to police.
Toxicologist Kai Knudsen at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg describes tramadol as ”the perfect drug” for violent criminals.
”It gives them numbness and also excitation needed to perform the crime,” he says.