Federal Government Prohibits the Sale of Cough Syrup due to Abuse

Federal Government has directed a restriction on the sale of codeine syrup to anyone without a doctor’s prescription. This we are told is in an effort to check the indiscriminate and illicit consumption of the drug by addicts.

Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii, who entertained questions from newsmen in Otukpo, Benue State, said government was constrained to prohibit the sales because of the high rate of abuse.

He said: “In recent time, we have been confronted with rising cases of young persons and women abusing some cough syrups, especially codeine, to “get high”, which is known for it’s efficacy in the treatment of cough.”

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