A pharmaceutical expert has issued a warning about a widely-used type of painkiller, taken by millions in the UK each week, which can lead to severe withdrawal symptoms such as sweating, sleeplessness ...

Cough syrup (or codeine linctus as it's officially known) could be made prescription-only due to fears the opioid medicine is causing addiction problems and "major health consequences". As you'll ...

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 ...

Two people have been arrested for alleged possession of mephedrone and banned codeine-based cough syrups in Maharashtra's Thane, police said on Friday. An official said that the accused, Azim Ahmed ...

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, ...