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drdªv€
03-21-2007, 11:51 PM
Police: (KDKA) CASTLE SHANNON Police are investigating following a recent rash of incidents of teenagers taking over-the-counter medicines to get high.

Investigators say they believe Coricidin, a relatively inexpensive cold medicine, is the culprit.

Experts say if the drug is taken in high doses it can cause hallucinations, and in extreme cases it can even cause a coma or death.

Castle Shannon Police say in recent weeks they have investigated at least five cases of young adults who became ill after taking the drug.

Officials say taking Coricidin is sometimes called “skittling” because the drug looks like the popular Skittles candy.

And now pharmacies are on high alert for any unusual purchases of the drug.

“We did receive a notice from Castle Shannon Police that this was going on and to be aware of it, and monitor our sales,” says Tom Riley, the owner of the Lebanon Shops Pharmacy. “Fortunately, we have our cough and cold aisle right in front of the pharmacy so we can see any kind of strangeness going on.”


http://kdka.com/local/local_story_080222736.html

Jim Lahey
03-22-2007, 03:41 PM
ROFL Strangeness going on in the cold med isle. Authorities here are alert to your dxm strangeness...It sounds like a terror threat warning...

aonbyte
03-26-2007, 07:46 AM
WTH is this nonsense. Now there are going to be some kids who read that article, looking for a a coricidin brand cough medicine that looks like skittles.

They're doing more harm than good by writing this.

Rexedgeltoe
03-27-2007, 03:18 AM
"RASH of teens"

sounds to me like this author knows all about the robo-itch :eh: :O :chug: