A bombed building in the neighborhood of Shejaiya
A man rides his horse on the beach in Gaza
Two children play on the rubble of Shejaiya in Gaza
Workers pray in the rubble of bombed buildings
A seller of Tramadol during an exchange in the street.
Rami Gardenia (23) lost a leg after a drone bombing attack. Tramadol is sometimes used for the treatment of pain in very severe cases.
An Israeli bomb turned into a vase
A boy sitting in the living room of his destroyed home in Shejaiya
Another photo of Rami Gardenia
A Palestinian man injured during a drone bombing
The final match of the Palestinian football league. Tramadol is mainly consumed at home and away from the eyes of others. There are two noticeable exceptions, though: weddings and football games.
Tramadol pills, both original and fake
A cop from Palestine's anti-drug task force shows pills seized during a recent bust
A group of fishermen resting after work. Drug dealers disguise themselves as fishermen when they go to buy the tablets at sea.
Police dog training. Musah (pictured) was the only dog in the anti-drug task force. The other dogs were killed during the war in summer 2014.
Guards monitor the entrance of the stadium hosting the final match of the Palestinian football league
The body of a man who died of a heart attack that may have been linked to Tramadol abuse
Mohammed lives in a refugee camp near Khan Younis, one of the most heavily bombed areas.
A drug exchange out near the sea. Drugs are often imported to Palestine by sea or through the clandestine tunnels that connect to Egypt and Israel.
A boat of fishermen. Drug dealers disguise themselves as fishermen when they go to buy Tramadol near the sea.
Murad lives in his destroyed home in Shejaiya.
“J” is a drug dealer. He can earn up to $3,000 a month, which helps him feed his family of 18. Unemployment is high in Palestine, and has led to the spread of illegal activities, such as selling drugs.
A man in the garden of his destroyed home, suffering from headaches due to high stress