TY - JOUR T1 - Infographic. Tramadol: should it be banned in athletes while competing, particularly in road cycling? JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 120 LP - 121 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100473 VL - 54 IS - 2 AU - Joao Gabriel Baltazar-Martins AU - María del Mar Plata AU - Jesús Muñoz-Guerra AU - Gloria Muñoz AU - Daniel Carreras AU - Juan Del Coso Y1 - 2020/01/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/2/120.abstract N2 - Tramadol is a synthetic opioid widely used for the management of pain in sport setting.1 Tramadol is considered an effective substance to reduce acute and chronic pain because it acts by binding to the μ-opioid receptor to induce analgesia and sedation. However, tramadol also inhibits serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake and thus, it might play a role in the regulation of mood. In the past years, tramadol has caught attention of media and antidoping authorities because this substance might be the subject of abuse in some sports, notably cycling.2 WADA determined that the use of some narcotics are … ER -