More revelations have continued to trail an undercover investigation by the British Broadcasting Corporation on the codeine epidemic in Nigeria.

According to a research work carried out by the Development Initiative of West Africa (DIWA), 30,000 bottles of cough syrups containing codeine are consumed in Niger State daily.

The initiative further disclosed that 3 million bottles of the product are consumed across the nation on a daily basis.


Speaking at a quarterly DIWA awareness programme on the codeine menace, the Niger State DIWA boss, Mallam Musa Mohammed El-Sani, decried the high rate of consumption of the product by women and young people in the state.

The Nation quoted him as saying that the abusers’ addiction to codeine is harmful to their body and brain.


He said the alarming rate of addiction to codeine, which addicts consume to get high, is responsible for the increase in social vices and crimes such as kidnapping, raping, terrorism and killings in the country.

He commended the Federal Government for the ban on the substance and called for better monitoring of the black market, saying trading in the substance was still booming there.

http://newshelm.ng/niger-state-consumes-30000-codeine-bottles-daily/

The Codeine issue is just another public health issue.

Majority of northern youths are on a codeine diet

JhyMedex:

R u suppose to b smart?..Wat does majority mean to u?..

Are U supposed to b dis dumb? Weren't U taught Wat majority means or are u also on a codeine diet?

Good for them.

It's none of my business....I just want to watch the Headies online and masturbate to cleavage-baring outifts.

Some people's brain won't work unless they oil it
with Hard drugs...


They would surely reap what they sow...

Good
Love that
Suppliers need to increase it to 90000
Then Kano 1.2m bottles
Kadunna 900,000
Kastina 750,000
Jigawa 700,843
Etc
No time.

You see. Let them combine drug with poverty and ignorance. avoidable tragedies

ok

am happy for them..let them make it 60,000 per day

wawu! Daris good for them. They should continue

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And nothing will be done to halt the menace.

I only see codeine retailers making more money with the ban.

lie

Aboki ndi ara

Calls for serious concern oooh

Lmao. Nigerlites and codeine be like 5 & 6

Insults against PMB has reduced due to ban importation of Codine Syrup.

lazy youths..




their mates are consuming 300,000 bottles

Na Hausa Boys work b diz.. Come to Suleja it also known as Slow... U always c dem with Coke bottle and Lacasera

99.99% Hausa Truck drivers take codeine.


Kano will be worst

Abokis consuming codeine

30,000 for Niger state alone??
Kano and Katsina say HI!!

OK i get it people take tram and other opiates to get feelings of euphoria and escape reality..what does taking codeine give them i don't know.

Nigeria, I still don't know where is going....

Codeine is not even a serious drug, imagine if these guys have access to crack cocaine, heroin and flakka ; na then Una go see real madness..

The manufacturers of these drugs are well aware of all these, but have kept silent because because they have been feeding fat on the destruction of youths especially in the North. Northern youths are terribly addicted so all kinds of drugs, male and female equally. The Govt should take this serious.

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More revelations have continued to trail an undercover investigation by the British Broadcasting Corporation on the codeine epidemic in Nigeria.

According to a research work carried out by the Development Initiative of West Africa (DIWA), 30,000 bottles of cough syrups containing codeine are consumed in Niger State daily.

The initiative further disclosed that 3 million bottles of the product are consumed across the nation on a daily basis.


Speaking at a quarterly DIWA awareness programme on the codeine menace, the Niger State DIWA boss, Mallam Musa Mohammed El-Sani, decried the high rate of consumption of the product by women and young people in the state.

The Nation quoted him as saying that the abusers’ addiction to codeine is harmful to their body and brain.


He said the alarming rate of addiction to codeine, which addicts consume to get high, is responsible for the increase in social vices and crimes such as kidnapping, raping, terrorism and killings in the country.

He commended the Federal Government for the ban on the substance and called for better monitoring of the black market, saying trading in the substance was still booming there.

http://newshelm.ng/niger-state-consumes-30000-codeine-bottles-daily/

Jus legalise kush & watch pipu abandon Coda like a virus

I blame Buhari. If not for his crazy economic policies, they'd be consuming Codeine's big Uncle--COCAINE.

Even in developed countries they take all these shit but here in Nigeria we over abuse them.