World-first study by Auckland scientists hopes to show genetic link to codeine addiction
Some men and women are “ultra-immediate metabolisers” of the opioid codeine. A staff of Auckland College researchers believes they are also more likely to misuse the drug and grow to be addicted. Tony Wall reports. Amy Boatman was standing at a bus cease in Auckland when she noticed an advertisement for Nurofen Moreover, a painkiller that contains codeine and ibuprofen which at the time was accessible in excess of-the-counter at pharmacies. She is from the US, where by opioid products…