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Could cough syrup, containing codeine, addiction be fatal enough to lead to death of a person?
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I know of one of the two djs but i think he died of a heart attack right? Cough syrup makes you susceptible to all kinds of heart probs...But i meant coulda person who has been having a copious amount of it frequently over years end up dying at some point due to deterioration of health and immunity or brain damage etc? i came to hear  of a person who died of brain damage after 5 years of cough syrup addiction. I dont know the explicit details as the info was a little blur,a friends friend being the source, so i was skeptical about believing it...corex allergy is new to me and sounds rather fatal
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You absolutely can...and as Mikeyman says above many people have.
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HELL YEAH! That can kill you just like the pills. Many rappers have died of using syrup. Look up dj screw or pimp c. Both have died from it.
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I am not a doctor, but I do believe you can overdose on it That could cause death. My mother-in-law ended up in a mental hospital after taking it for a bad cough it turned out that she was allergic to codine.
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