ALL over-the-counter pain medications containing the “Hillbilly heroin” drug codeine should be made prescription-only to block the continuing rise in addictions to the narcotic, a leading expert has said.

OVER-the-counter flu remedies such as Lemsip and Sudafed are being used to manufacture a Class-A drug which causes users to experience paranoid and even suicidal thoughts.

A series of multibillion dollar acquisitions gave Wall Street a modest advance today although many investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates later in the week.