导读:为什么咳嗽糖浆那么好喝？原来含有致瘾成分！
Police in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang said that they have arrested 20 people for distributing an addictive cough syrup.
据沈阳警方表示称，他们因涉嫌分销致瘾止咳糖浆而逮捕了20人。
More than 6,700 bottles of a compound containing codeine phosphate, a potentially addictive prescription drug, have been seized, according to Shenyang police on Thursday.
本周四据沈阳警方报告称，他们查获了6700多瓶含有磷酸可待因（一种致瘾处方药）的咳嗽糖浆。
The syrup is manufactured in Shenyang.
这些咳嗽糖浆产自沈阳。
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.
据初步调查显示，河北某零售商一名员工为牟利通过伪造客户订单销售了这些咳嗽糖浆，被伪造客户大多都是农村医疗机构。
Codeine, which is extracted from opium or synthesized from morphine, can lead to drug addiction. Using codeine-based drugs in excessive amounts can also cause problems including stomach ulcers and liver damage.
可待因一般从鸦片中提取、或由吗啡人工合成，可致人成瘾。大量使用含有可待因的药物也会引起诸如胃溃疡和肝损伤等问题。
Substances containing codeine are strictly controlled by China.
含有可待因的药物在中国被严格管控。
