Recent surveillance indicates apparent renewed interest among teens in Dextromethorphan abuse sometimes combined with other ...

The operation, conducted by customs officers at two terminals, prevented the smuggling of 236,783 bottles of cough syrup containing codeine, a substance banned by the Federal Government.

Codeine phosphate 10mg, promethazine HCl 6.25mg; per 5mL; syrup; contains alcohol 7% ... acute febrile illness with productive cough, compromised respiratory function (eg, COPD, sleep apnea).

Eight years ago, not too long after war was declared against opioid medications and the people who legitimately need them, I ran headfirst into the problem myself. Yep, I needed (and sought) drugs but ...

When this writer met him at Old Pangani ... Each box contains 35 pieces of Codeine and each piece goes for Sh900. He claims to make Sh1.6 million a week from the sale of the cough syrup.