Resuscitation necessary!
After soft drink with cough syrup: boy collapses
Because a 15-year-old boy in the Regensburg district had consumed a mixture of cough syrup and a soft drink and passed out after drinking the codeine-containing mix, he required emergency medical treatment.
Luckily, the teenager had not drunk the mixture alone, but was with a friend when he collapsed.
Friend reacted with presence of mind
The friend reacted quickly and immediately alerted the emergency services. They had to resuscitate the lifeless boy on the spot.
Other substances found in the apartment
This was successful, but the 15-year-old still had to be given artificial respiration for several days, reports Bild. Other over-the-counter drugs and substances were found in the friend's apartment, which were presumably intended for similar dangerous "mixed drinks".
Codeine is an opioid that is mainly used as a drug to relieve irritable coughs and pain. It belongs to the same group of active ingredients as morphine. Among other things, codeine can lead to breathing problems and can be addictive.
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