The Deadly Cost Of Painkillers

Vicki was popping up to 70 over-the-counter codeine tablets a day and ended up overdosing…

- Hannah Davies, Natasha Holt

After Vicki was sent home from hospital following treatment for kidney stones, like many patients she was prescribed over-the-counter codeine for the pain.

But the more she took, the more addicted she became – until she was popping between 50 and 70 tablets a day.