Opioids

Is Codeine an opiate?

Fiona Kennedy
Written byFiona Kennedy
Dr Olalekan Otulana
Medically Reviewed by Dr Olalekan Otulana MBChB, MRCGP, FRSPH, MBA Addiction Specialist Physician
Last updated:
15 July 2025

Codeine is an opiate and is the most abused over the counter medicine and prescribed opiate drug in the UK

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