A mental health officer has cautioned the young people against the abuse and addiction of "RED" a tramadol, urging the youth to stay away from the drug.

Madam Ida Agyeiwaa, a mental health nurse at the Sunyani Municipal Directorate of Health in an interview with Sompa FM said  unauthorised use and abude of the drug had severe consequences and health implications on the users.

She said use of the drug could damage the brain and affect one's thinking faculty and in the worst scenario led to mental disorders.

Madam Agyeiwaa advised parents who children were addicted to the drug to seek professional and psychological advices and also support the addicts to seek medication.

Sompaonline.com/Nana Agyemang Opambour