Switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription-only medicine in 2018 led to a 37 percent overall drop in its consumption across Australia, according to new findings from wastewater sampling ...

Cough syrup containing codeine could only be available via a GP under new proposals. (Getty Images) Cough syrup – or codeine linctus – could be made prescription-only over concerns of addiction among ...

Nigeria faces a rising epidemic of substance misuse, with cocaine, codeine, and even caffeine addiction representing serious public health concerns. While attention typically centres on illegal drugs, ...

Acceptable drugs aimed at easing modern stress have spawned a new breed of 'respectable' addicts. A hidden cohort of "respectable" drug addicts has emerged in Ireland in recent years, with growing ...

Codeine linctus for the treatment of dry cough is to be reclassified as a prescription-only medicine because of the risk of abuse, dependency, and overdose, the Medicines and Healthcare products ...