Sweet Sweet Codeine: The battle to end codeine abuse amongst Nigerian youth

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This is a BBC Africa Eye project launched in April 2018 with ‘Sweet Sweet Codeine’, a film presented by Nigerian investigative journalist Ruona Meyer.

It revealed widespread abuse of a prescription cough medicine laced with an opioid drug, codeine. Codeine cough syrup was causing alarming levels of addiction – millions of vulnerable young people were estimated to be hooked.

For BBC Africa Eye, reporter Zuhura Yunus picks up the story of how the report shed light on the black market trade.

Codeine addiction amongst Nigerian youth

It revealed widespread abuse of a prescription cough medicine laced with an opioid drug, codeine. Codeine cough syrup was causing alarming levels of addiction – millions of vulnerable young people were estimated to be hooked.

Posted by Humans of Africa on Saturday, June 8, 2019

Source BBC Africa Eye
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