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06-25-2005, 06:39 AM
2 Bellingham Men Did Die From The Drug Dextromethorphan
June 24, 2005
By Leslie Knopp
BELLINGHAM - We now know Ryan Morgan and Cory Carlson of Bellingham are among five young men who died from the same drug they got online.
It was a pure, concentrated form of Dextromethorphan, also known as DEX or DXM.
Two other 19-year-olds died in Cape Coral, Florida -- 25 milligrams of the drug was sent to them in a zip lock bag.
Whatcom County Sheriff's Department confirms five teens in Washington, Florida, and Virginia have died from taking DXM they all bough from the same company, Chemical API.
KOMO 4 News has learned the feds have already raided the company, which was operated out of an Indianapolis apartment. They shut it down and sources confirm the United States Attorney's office is investigating.
"The idea that you can get the pure form of this, which can be dangerous, is concerning," said Caleb Banta-Green of the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute.
Banta-Green also says it's alarming teens are now getting it easily and cheaply, online. For decades, kids have gotten high on DXM by taking large amounts cough medicine. It gives them a high and hallucinations.
Chemical API's Web site is down, but we found the company's waiver form. It states the chemical should be used for research and is 'not for human consumption'.
"The vast majority of misuse of these substances is still the over the counter form," said Banta-Green.
But while it's scary kids get it online, they're still more likely to find DXM right in their medicine cabinet.
http://www.komotv.com/stories/37621.htm
June 24, 2005
By Leslie Knopp
BELLINGHAM - We now know Ryan Morgan and Cory Carlson of Bellingham are among five young men who died from the same drug they got online.
It was a pure, concentrated form of Dextromethorphan, also known as DEX or DXM.
Two other 19-year-olds died in Cape Coral, Florida -- 25 milligrams of the drug was sent to them in a zip lock bag.
Whatcom County Sheriff's Department confirms five teens in Washington, Florida, and Virginia have died from taking DXM they all bough from the same company, Chemical API.
KOMO 4 News has learned the feds have already raided the company, which was operated out of an Indianapolis apartment. They shut it down and sources confirm the United States Attorney's office is investigating.
"The idea that you can get the pure form of this, which can be dangerous, is concerning," said Caleb Banta-Green of the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute.
Banta-Green also says it's alarming teens are now getting it easily and cheaply, online. For decades, kids have gotten high on DXM by taking large amounts cough medicine. It gives them a high and hallucinations.
Chemical API's Web site is down, but we found the company's waiver form. It states the chemical should be used for research and is 'not for human consumption'.
"The vast majority of misuse of these substances is still the over the counter form," said Banta-Green.
But while it's scary kids get it online, they're still more likely to find DXM right in their medicine cabinet.
http://www.komotv.com/stories/37621.htm