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Codeine

Codeine misuse — South Africa set to get new guidelines

South Africa

Codeine misuse — South Africa set to get new guidelines

By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight

SA is facing a fast-escalating heroin crisis — and it’s being misunderstood

South Africa

SA is facing a fast-escalating heroin crisis — and it’s being misunderstood

By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight

South Africa

Purple menace – South African teens embrace codeine-fuelled DIY high

By Zano Kunene, Linda Pretorius and Joan van Dyk

Nigeria bans codeine cough syrups over addiction fears

Newsdeck

Nigeria bans codeine cough syrups over addiction fears

By AFP

Codeine's bad rep: should it be banned?

Sci-Tech

Codeine's bad rep: should it be banned?

By Andy Rice