Members of the House of Representatives have called on NAFDAC to ban use of codeine in the country - The reps said codeine should be banned as it causes breathing disorder, asthma, kidney disease, among others - Honourable Abdulsamad Dasuki (APC Sokoto) said the number of bottles of codeine consumed in Kano and Jigawa states is about 3 million The House of Representatives at plenary on Thursday, December 21, asked the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to immediately place a ban on the dispensing and sales of codeine across the counter nationwide. Vanguard reports that the reps took the decision following the high rates of cases of drug abuse in some parts of the country. The House further told the agency to ensure that the drug was sold on prescription. READ ALSO: More trouble for GEJ’s men as EFCC arrests campaign finance chief over alleged N69bn fraud NAIJ.com gathered that the reps made the decision after the consideration and adoption of a motion under matters of urgent public importance sponsored by Abdulsamad Dasuki. Dasuki urged NAFDAC and other health providers to create a central database where prescription data could be logged in to help detect drug addicts and over prescription. He condemned the high rates of drug abuse among Nigerian youths and called on government and other stakeholders in the health sector to organize public awareness on the dangers of drug abuse.