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Nigeria. Nigeria’s deadly codeine cough syrup epidemic

Nigeria. Nigeria’s deadly codeine cough syrup epidemic

In Nigeria, thousands of young people are addicted to codeine cough syrup – a medicine that’s become a street drug. 

But who makes this syrup? And who sells it to Nigeria’s students? 

The BBC has gone undercover to investigate. (BBC, 30.04.2018, Video, 06:25)

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-43944309/nigeria-s-deadly-codeine-cough-syrup-epidemic