Fed Govt sets up panel on codeine, other related drugs

Piqued by cases of drug abuse, the Federal Government has set up a committee to arrest the situation.
The 16-member Committee on the Codeine Control Working and other related Matter Group (CCRWG) is headed by Prof. Oluwatoyin Odeku. It has six weeks to submit its report.
At the inauguration in Abuja, the Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole, said it was important to break the supply end of the drugs.
He stressed that the government would prevent people from causing harm to themselves and to th