This study examined the predictors of tramadol abuse among undergraduatesin Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt. Two objectives and two research questions were guided this study. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted for the study population for the study consisted5117 students from selected faculties in the university. The sample size was determined using Yaro Yamane’s method for a finite population (n = 400). The instrument for data collection was the structured questionnaire which comprised of section A and B, A demographic characteristics and B research questions based items. The reliability of the instrument was determined using test-retest method and the Pearson Product moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) with a reliability coefficient of 0.86. Data was analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) were descriptive statistics comprising of mean, percentage, frequency and standard deviation were used for demographic and answering of research questions. The result showed that the mean age of the respondents was 24.5+ 4.5 years, 57.6% were male, 42.4% were female from the selected faculties, 35.3% were in year 1, 30.2% were in year 2, 19.3 were in year 3, and 15.2% were in year 4. The result also indicated that the grand mean value 2.98 was greater than the criterion referenced mean 2.50 depicting that tramadol abuse had serious consequences on the respondents. The predictors of tramadol abuse included; peer group influence, improve mood and mental alertness, to relief pains, depression and anxiety, parental factor and academic activities which reported that the grand mean (2.78) is significantly greater than the criterion reference mean (2.50) indicated that the factors listed were predictors of tramadol abuse among undergraduate students. The study concluded that tramadol abuse is more injurious to academic activities of students in tertiary institutions. This research recommends that the benefit of healthy lifestyle choices and developments of skills needed in making informed and responsible decision to resist tramadol abuse among undergraduates should be emphasized by health personnels in the facilities at the point of their admission into the institution.
