瀋陽警方收繳6700餘瓶可待因止咳糖漿

Police in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang said that they have arrested 20 people for distributing an addictive cough syrup.

中國東北部城市瀋陽的警方日前表示，他們逮捕了涉嫌分銷致癮止咳糖漿的20名嫌疑人。

More than 6,700 bottles of a compound containing codeine phosphate, a potentially addictive prescription drug, have been seized, according to Shenyang police.

據瀋陽警方稱，他們查獲了6700多瓶含磷酸可待因（一種致癮處方藥）的止咳糖漿。

The syrup is manufactured in Shenyang.

這些止咳糖漿均產自瀋陽。

Preliminary investigation showed that an employee from a retailer in north China's Hebei Province sold the cough syrup for profit by falsifying orders from clients, most of which are rural medical institutions.

初步調查顯示，河北省某零售商的一名員工爲牟利，通過僞造客戶訂單銷售了這些止咳糖漿，而這些客戶大多都是農村醫療機構。

Codeine, which is extracted from opium or synthesized from morphine, can lead to drug addiction.

可待因一般從鴉片中提取，或由嗎啡人工合成，可致人成癮。

Using codeine-based drugs in excessive amounts can also cause problems including stomach ulcers and liver damage.

大量使用含有可待因的藥物也會引起諸如胃潰瘍和肝損傷等問題。

Substances containing codeine are strictly controlled by China.

含有可待因的藥物在中國是被嚴格管控的。