Cough syrup with codeine ’ll soon be illegal — Minister

Minister of Health recently spoke to Punch on a varieties of issues,Here is his stand on the Abuse of codeine by youths
There has been this issue of cough syrup containing codeine and a lot of people are concerned about its abuse especially by youths. Why has government not done anything about it?

This has been one source of abuse in the country. A lot of our youths, and even some adults, have been abusing it. I am told that it makes them high. That is why they are all buying all the cough syrups with codeine. Before the next two weeks, you will hear a pronouncement which will say clearly that those syrups with codeine will now be treated like other narcotic drugs, in which case, it will only be accessed the way narcotic drugs are accessed. This means that you can’t find them in any ordinary shops. It will be found in hospitals only.