How to Use codeine in a Sentence

codeine

noun

• There is talk of obtaining a large amount of Tylenol with codeine.
  — Mark Harris, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2022
• She was sent home with Tylenol with codeine and had to see the agonizing process through.
  — Essence, 9 Aug. 2021
• She was prescribed codeine after the accident but did not like the way the drug made her feel.
  — Samantha Lopez, Houston Chronicle, 8 Aug. 2019
• Most medications, even over-the-counter drugs like codeine, are tax free.
  — Chris Goldstein, Philly.com, 6 July 2017
• The men stole cash and liquid codeine from Gatto, according to court records.
  — oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2021
• Lean is a drink made of promethazine with codeine, Sprite and Jolly Rancher candy.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 11 May 2017
• These pills are a more powerful form of codeine, called hydrocodone, and are often mixed with acetaminophen.
  — Nadia Kounang, CNN, 9 June 2017
• The headaches are caused by overusing acute pain relief medicine, such as paracetamol, codeine and triptans.
  — Susie East, CNN, 3 Oct. 2017
• One is that, during the research period, low-dose codeine was available over the counter in Canada.
  — Julie Appleby, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• The idea was to avoid a U.S.-style opioid crisis, but many Australians have long relied on codeine to manage chronic pain.
  — Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2019
• Opioid painkillers include pills such as oxycodone as well as morphine or codeine, but not methadone.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
• The opioid codeine, which used to be available over the counter, was restricted to prescription-only in 2018.
  — Kristen Gelineau, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2019
• My son was given a prescription for Tylenol with codeine after having a tooth pulled.
  — Lindsey Murray, Good Housekeeping, 21 Apr. 2017
• The second suspect also appears to be holding a handgun in his left hand and two bottles of codeine syrup in his right hand.
  — Prescotte Stokes Iii, AL.com, 18 May 2017
• Promethazine and some acetaminophen with codeine were targeted by thieves.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2018
• Authorities said the two suspects got away with oxycodone, codeine syrup and more than $4,000 in cash from the location.
  — Prescotte Stokes Iii, AL.com, 18 May 2017
• For them, a little codeine can quickly turn into too much morphine, which can lead to a fatal overdose.
  — Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American, 17 May 2016
• Make drugs such as cough syrup that contain the opioid codeine available only through a prescription.
  — Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2017
• The study authors noted that, during the research period, low-dose codeine was available over the counter in Canada.
  — Julie Appleby, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
• Newell’s use of medicines containing codeine over a period of time to relieve her pain caused damage to her bowel.
  — Lucia Osborne-Crowley, refinery29.com, 26 July 2022
• At one time, the term opiate referred to natural substances that were derived from the seed pod of the opium plant, such as morphine, codeine and heroin.
  — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2017
• It should be treated as an opiate, such as codeine, and be made available only by prescription.
  — WSJ, 31 Aug. 2021
• The move would put marijuana in the ranks of ketamine, testosterone, and products containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2023
• Although codeine has long been recognized as addictive, it’s been sold over-the-counter in both liquid and pill form at U.K. pharmacies for years.
  — Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• The officer allegedly found him in possession of promethazine with codeine syrup as well.
  — Jennifer James Correspondent, Houston Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2019
• The string of hoaxes About a week earlier, Porzel had dealt with a call reporting that a teenager had overdosed on codeine on Nottingham Road.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
• Administered as a tablet, capsule, or liquid, codeine may be taken even four to six hours as needed.
  — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• Narcotics like codeine and morphine—as well as some antibiotics—are common appetite killers.
  — Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 1 May 2023
• Just last April, the FDA required that a contraindication, its strictest warning, for prescription codeine and tramadol medicines.
  — Philly.com, 16 Jan. 2018
• Both died from codeine overdoses after years of glorifying its use in songs.
  — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 19 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024