is codeine safe
Codeine Not Safe for Kids, Pediatricians Warn. How it is metabolized is too unpredictable, could cause death, report finds. By Dennis Thompson. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Codeine is unsafe for children and should no longer be given to them, a new report from a leading pediatricians' group warns. Codeine has been used to treat kids' pain and coughs for decades because we thought it was safer than other narcotics, said report author Dr. Joseph Tobias.