Africa:Codeine Syrup Addiction Is an Opioid Epidemic That Is Sweeping the African Continent

[This is Africa] The opioid epidemic that was declared a public health emergency in America is now ravaging the youth of Africa. Unlike expensive opioid prescription drugs, codeine, found in certain cough syrups, is cheap and easily purchased over the counter
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news