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THE CODEINE MENACE

I watched this video and I was numbed with shock! I am sure I am one of the very green ones around. All I hear is Codeine. The same codeine we took as kids for cough abi na another one?

I googled Codeine and I got to know that it is a prescription opioid drug that treats mild pain and it is a cough suppressant.

Codeine is widely abused by those who want to get high. In US, it was banned because of the high rate of abuse. Thankfully, our Government has roused up from its slumber to see the destructive and harmful effects to prohibit the drug.

Codeine is usually seen as recreational abuse, which seemed harmless until the destructive consequences begin to set in. Codeine is said to be added to alcoholic drinks, cannabis or other mixture of drinks to get high.  The drink in the body is broken down by the liver and reverts to morphine, which affects the brain’s reward centre giving a feeling of pleasure. The need to experience this pleasure over and over increases cravings. This addiction can be swift and very difficult to overcome.

Signs to look out for are nausea, anxiety, mood swings, drowsiness, sleeping more than the usual time amongst others.

I believe it is not too early to tackle this problem before it sweeps all of us. An addict would steal, kill and maim. Drugs are the catalyst of vicious crimes.

Let us start talking to our children NOW!

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