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drdªv€
02-16-2007, 11:55 AM
Important News for Parents: With Cough Medicine Abuse on the Rise, Community Anti-Drug Leaders and Medicine Makers Work to Educate Parents

Over 100 over-the-counter cough and cold medicines contain a safe and effective active ingredient called dextromethorphan. First approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1954, it is the most widely used cough suppressant in the US. When used correctly, cough medicines containing dextromethorphan produces few side effects. However, a growing number of teens are using the medication to get high.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the trade association representing the makers of these cough and cold remedies, and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) join together today to announce their partnership and release their collaborative toolkit:
A Dose of Prevention: Stopping Cough Medicine Abuse Before It Starts.
The toolkit is designed to arm parents, educators, retailers, healthcare providers, law enforcement officials and others with critical information to address the recent trend among young people who are taking large amounts of over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicines that contain dextromethorphan (DXM) to get high.

CHPA and the makers of OTC cough medicines are very concerned about this recent trend, and have developed tips for parents that indicate that abuse may be taking place. These tips include:

-Empty cough medicine boxes or bottles in the trash, or bottles missing from the medicine cabinet
-Visiting web sites that provide information on how to abuse dextromethorphan
-Changes in friends, physical appearance, sleeping, or eating patterns
-Loss of interest in hobbies or favorite activities

For more information viewers can visit www.chpa-info.org


http://prnewswire.com/broadcast/26856/consumer.shtml

ferk
02-16-2007, 12:34 PM
in case you guys cant find it

http://www.doseofprevention.com/index.html

dextroverse is included under the list of "sites to watch out for."

Decoding Cough Medicine Abuse “Language”

Kids have code names for OTC cough medicines, and it’s important for you to know what they are. Among them are “Dex, DXM, Skittles, Syrup, and Tussin.” Another is “Triple-C or CCC.” Popular expressions for abusing OTC cough medicine are “Robo-tripping, Dex-ing, Robo-fizzing, Smurfing (buying cough medicines from multiple retail stores), and Skittling.” Users are sometimes called “syrup heads” or “robotards.”

hah

MikeE
02-18-2007, 06:53 AM
smurfing?! wtf

jaytown
02-18-2007, 12:49 PM
Robo-fizzing, Smurfing
Bullshit, I've been here for a long time and I never heard of these two words being used :eh:

Loss of interest in hobbies or favorite activities
I'm also calling bullshit on this too. This quote is totally false.

dextroverse site is a harm-reduction site. In fact, this site is against ccc's. :)

xVertigox
02-18-2007, 07:17 PM
Originally posted by jaytown@Feb 19 2007, 05:49 AM
dextroverse site is a harm-reduction site. In fact, this site is against ccc's. :)
I fully endorse CCC's and recommend that you take 64 of them. Daily.

WE WILL BE SHUT DOWN HNOES

UserNOTAbuser
03-31-2007, 08:07 AM
They have a different definition OF HARM than us.

"Harm" prevention to a dexer-
Make sure your trip is safe, and for a good reason. Don't take triple C's they'll make you bleed out your ass. dont do over 10-15mg/kg or you run the risk of dying. and make a 100mg test run too.

To a "non"-dexer-
A DRUG ALTERING YOUR MINDSET WITH A SOMEWHAT LOW-MODERATE POTENTIAL TO BECOME ADDICTED (Psychologically) TO IT!!! EDUCATIONISM BE DAMNED FLOG THEM AND STICK EM IN REHAB SO WE CAN GET TO THE BAR@@@@@@!!!!!11!