# Why is pholcodeine super duper illegal in the US?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 14, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pholcodeine-super-duper-illegal-in-the-us/647184 "2013-01-14T17:05:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pholcodeine-super-duper-illegal-in-the-us/647184/5 "2013-01-16T06:26:36Z")

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I was about to post this very same thread the other day, this is a real baffler of a schedule 1 drug. I’ve read some WHO studies where they gave this to addicts in WD in various doses and zip zero effect.

I kinda want to bring some pholcodine linctus as a souvenir:)

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