#codeine addiction

“I almost died of codeine addiction” – Bow wow reveals

American rapper, Bow Wow, has dished out advice for youths still doing drugs as he recounted how he almost died of codeine addiction.

According to him, his sad story with codeine began after he worked on the ‘Face Off’ album with Omarion.

Bow Wow wrote,

To the youth- Stop with these dumb ass drugs. Im going to let something out. When me and omarion worked on FACE OFF album. I was high off lean…

Bow Wow Tells His Addiction Story, Advises Drug Users/Addicts

American rapper,  Shad Gregory Moss popularly known as Bow Wow, has dished out advice for youths still doing drugs as he recounted how he almost died of codeine addiction.

According to him, his sad story with codeine began after he worked on the ‘Face Off’ album with Omarion.

He wrote:

“To the youth- Stop with these dumb ass drugs. Im going to let something out. When me and omarion worked on FACE…

“Say no to these drugs” – Bow Wow opens up on Codeine Addiction

Bow Wow

Bow Wow has opened up on his struggle with drug addiction, calling on the youth to stay away from drugs.

He disclosed how he was addicted to lean (a.k.a purple drank) – a mixture made up of cough syrup (used in a manner inconsistent with its labelling), soft drinks, and hard, fruit-flavoured candy.

He said he was taking lean every day while making the 2007 album Face Off with Omarion.

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REDUCE YOUR ALCOHOL INTAKE

Alcohol is highly addictive! The problem is once you become dependent, you may not be able to stop even if it’s killing you! You will helplessly prefer drinking to living. It affects virtually all the organs of the body thereby increasing the risk of liver damage, kidney failures, diabetes, stroke, hypertension, cancers, impotence/infertility, abnormalities and birth defects (if a pregnant…

Watch BBC Africa’s Full Documentary about Nigeria’s fast-rising Codeine Addiction

A few days ago BBC Africa announced the launch of their investigative arm called “Africa Eye“. They kicked things off with a documentary about Nigeria’s fast-rising drug addiction among youths. (more…)

Drug Abuse: Nigeria Bans Production & Importation of Codeine-Containing Cough Syrups

Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole

The federal government has banned the importation and production of codeine-containing cough syrups in the country.

This directive follows a documentary by BBC Africa through its BBCAfricaEye unit on Nigeria’s fast-rising codeine addiction.

According to Premium Times, a statement issued on Tuesday by the Federal Ministry of Health said that the…