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Canadians and Swedes were also far more likely to get codeine or tramadol — painkillers that rely on a different mechanism in the body and are considered weaker types of opioids. — Julie Appleby, chicagotribune.com, "Study finds international differences in filling opioid prescriptions," 11 Sep. 2019 The program is accepting prescribed opioid medication such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, tramadol, codeine, fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone. — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, "HCA Houston locations to ‘Crush the Crisis’ with opioid take-back day," 12 Sep. 2019 The commissioner's office said during the last five years only 12 of 78,000 tests were positive for substances classified as opioids and opiates, a group that includes oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine and fentanyl. — CBS News, "MLB and player's union to discuss opioid testing after Tyler Skaggs death," 7 Sep. 2019 The opioid codeine, which used to be available over the counter, was restricted to prescription-only in 2018. — Kristen Gelineau, chicagotribune.com, "Opioid crisis goes global as Australia fails to heed the lessons of the United States," 5 Sep. 2019 Rounds of live ammunition were found in the back seat behind the driver, along with five sealed medicine bottles and one open medicine bottle containing a substance believed to be codeine, Moccia said. — Jordan Frias, BostonGlobe.com, "Dorchester man arrested after allegedly brandishing gun at Brighton IHOP," 25 Aug. 2019 An officer found a bottle of promethazine and codeine during a vehicle search, police said. — Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle, "Police: 2 Friendswood men suspected in vehicle burglaries," 21 Aug. 2019 By comparison, 39 overdose deaths were attributed to heroin last year and 53 to prescription opioids such as oxycodone and codeine. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: Fentanyl epidemic worsens in San Francisco," 24 June 2019 The topic is timely: A couple of months earlier, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia’s FDA equivalent, ordered pharmacies to remove over-the-counter codeine products from their shelves. — Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, Discover Magazine, "These Researchers Think We Can Retrain Our Brains to Tame Chronic Pain," 30 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'codeine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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