rfgdxm
09-09-2004, 10:59 PM
Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh....
(rfgdxm bangs his head against monitor)
"Kids are very savvy as far as looking on the Internet for things to get high."
"A quick search found hundreds of Web sites dedicated to the pill."
First, hundreds of websites devoted to Coricidin? Gee, I'm not aware of them, and I happen not only to be the listed editor for http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Drugs/Dissociatives/DXM/, but also the listed editor for http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Drugs/. It would be all kinds of bad for me if the superior editors noticed that I somehow was unaware if these hundred of sites about Coricidin. I just can't find these hundred of sites using Google, and curiously no site about Coricidin that isn't listed in the DXM category has ever submitted their URL. Pray tell me what search engine I am unaware of that you used?
"Hogue said the ingredient users are trying to abuse is dextromethorphan (DXM), but the antihistamine chlorpheniramine and acetaminophen (Tylenol) also are components of the drug."
CCC doesn't have acetaminophen. And, didn't some guy put up a site at http://www.coricidin.org point out why DXM + chlorpheniramine is a bad idea? And isn't that site #1 on every search engine worth mentioning for a search on "Coricidin"?
"During the past few years, people across the country have started taking high dosages of Coricidin for a supposed euphoric, psychedelic high. In that time, several people have died from overdoses."
Yeah, and this can be found on my websites. A parent whose daughter died of a Coricidin overdose and found my sites after her kid died e-mailed me thanking me for them. Seriously. I even have a printed copy I look at in moments like this.
"For more information on over-the-counter drugs and what they might interact with, ask your doctor, your pharmacist or the poison control center"
Or enter the name of the drug on Google.
It's shit like this that tempts me to just fire up the FTP client and wipe out my sites. I probably should dig that e-mail from that mother and tack it to the wall to remind me why this would be a Bad Thing.
http://www.fremontneb.com/articles/2004/09.../news/news2.prt (http://www.fremontneb.com/articles/2004/09/09/news/news2.prt)
Some local students getting high on Coricidin
By Russ Krebs/Tribune Staff
Are your kids skittling?
If they are, they could be on the way to injuring vital organs or possibly even death.
Many parents know it's a bad sign if they see lots of cold pills containing pseudoephedrine in their children's possession. Pseudoephedrine is one of the pre-cursors to methamphetamine and is not normally purchased in large amounts.
However, cold pills containing pseudoephedrine aren't the only type of over-the-counter cold pills parents must look out for anymore.
Just last week, according to the Fremont Police Department, a ninth-grade-student took a few Coricidin HBP Cough & Cold tablets that were given to her. After taking the pills, the girl became sick at a friend's house and Officer Jim Butts, FPD school resource officer at Fremont High School, went to the scene.
"Somebody brought red pills into school in an Icebreakers container," he said. "The girl said she was told it would make you really happy and concentrate better n it did the opposite. She was sick, throwing up and said she lost track of about 45 minutes of time."
Butts had never seen the round red pills with three "C's" on them, but quickly found out they were Coricidin or "Skittles" as some students call the pills because of their candy shape.
"Poison Control knew what they were as soon as I called," he said. "They said they've heard of quite a few overdoses."
During the past few years, people across the country have started taking high dosages of Coricidin for a supposed euphoric, psychedelic high. In that time, several people have died from overdoses.
The problem is just starting to reach Fremont.
"I personally have seen a few cases here," said Dr. John Hogue, emergency room physician at Fremont Area Medical Center. "We're not seeing a lot of this. We're seeing the tip of the iceberg."
In 2002, he said police brought in two teenagers they though were drunk but who had taken large amounts of Coricidin.
One took 28 tablets.
Butts said the girl last week told him she had taken four pills.
Hogue said in FDA recommended dosages and minus any drug interactions or previous health conditions, that Coricidin is a safe cold pill.
It's when people take a large amount of it that it can become a problem.
"This is an intentional abuse. We're not seeing babies eating them by accident," Hogue said. "Kids are very savvy as far as looking on the Internet for things to get high."
A quick search found hundreds of Web sites dedicated to the pill.
Hogue said the ingredient users are trying to abuse is dextromethorphan (DXM), but the antihistamine chlorpheniramine and acetaminophen (Tylenol) also are components of the drug.
While dextromethorphan can be a safe and effective cough suppressant at recommended doses, it can cause hallucinations and other problems at high dosages, he said.
"If your child can't talk to you because they're confused, have slurred speech or seems drunk and you don't sense alcohol, call Poison Control or take them to the emergency room," Hogue said. "If your kid is vomiting, walking funny, has a dry mouth, dilated pupils, hot then cold and can't talk to you, get them help."
Other symptoms of Coricidin overdose include nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, sweating, seizure, confusion, sedation, insomnia, tremor and an irregular heartbeat.
Hogue said internal bleeding, seizures and even death can occur from a Coricidin overdose.
"From what I can tell, it's not a very pleasant experience," he said. "Over-the-counter drugs can be as dangerous as prescription medication. If you find even one box you should be concerned, you should ask what it is, what the kid's using it for."
The container Butts found had 13 Coricidin tablets mixed in with breath mints and all of the students involved were freshman.
"If you see your kids with little red pills, I would take them and ask the kid what they're doing with these," Butts said. "Kids are experimenting younger and younger and it doesn't hurt to tell them (abusing Coricidin) is going to make them sick. What I don't want to have happen is someone die from it here."
For more information on over-the-counter drugs and what they might interact with, ask your doctor, your pharmacist or the poison control center
(rfgdxm bangs his head against monitor)
"Kids are very savvy as far as looking on the Internet for things to get high."
"A quick search found hundreds of Web sites dedicated to the pill."
First, hundreds of websites devoted to Coricidin? Gee, I'm not aware of them, and I happen not only to be the listed editor for http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Drugs/Dissociatives/DXM/, but also the listed editor for http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Drugs/. It would be all kinds of bad for me if the superior editors noticed that I somehow was unaware if these hundred of sites about Coricidin. I just can't find these hundred of sites using Google, and curiously no site about Coricidin that isn't listed in the DXM category has ever submitted their URL. Pray tell me what search engine I am unaware of that you used?
"Hogue said the ingredient users are trying to abuse is dextromethorphan (DXM), but the antihistamine chlorpheniramine and acetaminophen (Tylenol) also are components of the drug."
CCC doesn't have acetaminophen. And, didn't some guy put up a site at http://www.coricidin.org point out why DXM + chlorpheniramine is a bad idea? And isn't that site #1 on every search engine worth mentioning for a search on "Coricidin"?
"During the past few years, people across the country have started taking high dosages of Coricidin for a supposed euphoric, psychedelic high. In that time, several people have died from overdoses."
Yeah, and this can be found on my websites. A parent whose daughter died of a Coricidin overdose and found my sites after her kid died e-mailed me thanking me for them. Seriously. I even have a printed copy I look at in moments like this.
"For more information on over-the-counter drugs and what they might interact with, ask your doctor, your pharmacist or the poison control center"
Or enter the name of the drug on Google.
It's shit like this that tempts me to just fire up the FTP client and wipe out my sites. I probably should dig that e-mail from that mother and tack it to the wall to remind me why this would be a Bad Thing.
http://www.fremontneb.com/articles/2004/09.../news/news2.prt (http://www.fremontneb.com/articles/2004/09/09/news/news2.prt)
Some local students getting high on Coricidin
By Russ Krebs/Tribune Staff
Are your kids skittling?
If they are, they could be on the way to injuring vital organs or possibly even death.
Many parents know it's a bad sign if they see lots of cold pills containing pseudoephedrine in their children's possession. Pseudoephedrine is one of the pre-cursors to methamphetamine and is not normally purchased in large amounts.
However, cold pills containing pseudoephedrine aren't the only type of over-the-counter cold pills parents must look out for anymore.
Just last week, according to the Fremont Police Department, a ninth-grade-student took a few Coricidin HBP Cough & Cold tablets that were given to her. After taking the pills, the girl became sick at a friend's house and Officer Jim Butts, FPD school resource officer at Fremont High School, went to the scene.
"Somebody brought red pills into school in an Icebreakers container," he said. "The girl said she was told it would make you really happy and concentrate better n it did the opposite. She was sick, throwing up and said she lost track of about 45 minutes of time."
Butts had never seen the round red pills with three "C's" on them, but quickly found out they were Coricidin or "Skittles" as some students call the pills because of their candy shape.
"Poison Control knew what they were as soon as I called," he said. "They said they've heard of quite a few overdoses."
During the past few years, people across the country have started taking high dosages of Coricidin for a supposed euphoric, psychedelic high. In that time, several people have died from overdoses.
The problem is just starting to reach Fremont.
"I personally have seen a few cases here," said Dr. John Hogue, emergency room physician at Fremont Area Medical Center. "We're not seeing a lot of this. We're seeing the tip of the iceberg."
In 2002, he said police brought in two teenagers they though were drunk but who had taken large amounts of Coricidin.
One took 28 tablets.
Butts said the girl last week told him she had taken four pills.
Hogue said in FDA recommended dosages and minus any drug interactions or previous health conditions, that Coricidin is a safe cold pill.
It's when people take a large amount of it that it can become a problem.
"This is an intentional abuse. We're not seeing babies eating them by accident," Hogue said. "Kids are very savvy as far as looking on the Internet for things to get high."
A quick search found hundreds of Web sites dedicated to the pill.
Hogue said the ingredient users are trying to abuse is dextromethorphan (DXM), but the antihistamine chlorpheniramine and acetaminophen (Tylenol) also are components of the drug.
While dextromethorphan can be a safe and effective cough suppressant at recommended doses, it can cause hallucinations and other problems at high dosages, he said.
"If your child can't talk to you because they're confused, have slurred speech or seems drunk and you don't sense alcohol, call Poison Control or take them to the emergency room," Hogue said. "If your kid is vomiting, walking funny, has a dry mouth, dilated pupils, hot then cold and can't talk to you, get them help."
Other symptoms of Coricidin overdose include nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, sweating, seizure, confusion, sedation, insomnia, tremor and an irregular heartbeat.
Hogue said internal bleeding, seizures and even death can occur from a Coricidin overdose.
"From what I can tell, it's not a very pleasant experience," he said. "Over-the-counter drugs can be as dangerous as prescription medication. If you find even one box you should be concerned, you should ask what it is, what the kid's using it for."
The container Butts found had 13 Coricidin tablets mixed in with breath mints and all of the students involved were freshman.
"If you see your kids with little red pills, I would take them and ask the kid what they're doing with these," Butts said. "Kids are experimenting younger and younger and it doesn't hurt to tell them (abusing Coricidin) is going to make them sick. What I don't want to have happen is someone die from it here."
For more information on over-the-counter drugs and what they might interact with, ask your doctor, your pharmacist or the poison control center