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Study: Love Is Like Cocaine, Codeine

(Oct. 13) -- Over the centuries, countless poets and songwriters have compared the power of romantic love to the transformative effects of any number of therapeutic or recreational drugs. According to a new study, such writerly claims are not the stuff of fiction. In fact, love is akin to a pain killer, like codeine,...

Sizzurp: The Codeine-Based Hip-Hop 'Drank' of Choice

(Sept. 2) -- What's in that cup, anyway? On Wednesday night, the rapper known as T.I. and his wife, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle, were stopped by Los Angeles police after making an illegal U-turn and subsequently charged with possession of a controlled substance. While conflicting reports claimed that the substance in question...

JaMarcus Russell Bust: 4 Things to Know About Codeine 'Sizzurp'

If JaMarcus Russell wasn't feeling well before, he sure isn't doing any better now. The former NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders (the team cut him in May) was arrested in Mobile, Ala., on Monday in the middle of an undercover investigation. He was charged with possession of codeine syrup after the police conducted...

Background on codeine

Codeine or 3-methylmorphine (a natural isomer of methylated morphine, the other being the semi-synthetic 6-methylmorphine) is an opiate used for its analgesic, antitussive, and antidiarrheal properties.

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