Addiction to Codeine?

[renton]

I know most people look on codeine as being a real weak and even pathetic opiate to get high on but do you think that it still can be as addictive as the more potent opies if it's taken for along time in high doses? I read about Howard Hugh's and how he would inject himself with tons of codeine daily for years either cause he liked it or thats all he could get but he was sure hooked to be doing that. If I understand right Codeine is turned into morphine in the body's liver which then goes to the brain, so it seems that it would be the same as low dose morphine. Just wondering what peoples experiences are who have used codeine allot, maybe someone with a Diesal in there name, . LOL