1. Codeine is a pain killer but also an addictive opioid. Taken in excess, it can cause Schizophrenia and organ failure among other health related
defects.
2. The massive patronage of the illicit codeine trade largely rests on the shoulders of teenagers, young adults insatiably looking for a quick high – the current growing trends in Nigeria. Surprisingly, young women take it more, including pregnant women.
3. Though codeine is mostly imported, the syrup is made in Nigeria by more than 20 pharmaceutical companies.
4. The price of a bottle of the syrup which used to be between N150-N200 has escalated to between N1,000 and N1,200 per bottle, depending
on the syrup mixed with the codeine. Serious addicts can consume as much as four bottles per day.
5. Even though it is illegal to sell codeine cough syrups without a doctor’s prescription, the drug remains common. It addicts mix it with soft
drinks like coke and this can be taken anywhere under the guise that the consumer is just taking a soft drink- it is not as soft as it seems.

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