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03-25-2004, 09:32 AM
Minors would be prohibited from buying medicine containing a popular cough suppressant ingredient without a prescription, under legislation proposed by a Bay Area lawmaker.
Assembly Bill 1853 is a measure to counter a growing trend among teenagers to get "high" by taking over-the-counter cough and cold medicines containing dextromethorphan, also known as DXM. The ingredient is a cough suppressant, but teens have found that by taking more of the medicine than recommended, they can achieve a high. The abuse is called "robotripping" or "tussing", after the cough medicine Robotussin. The consumption of Coricidin cold tablets with DXM, also known as "triple Cs" and "skittles" is another method.
Bay Area police report instances of teenagers having seizures and even heart attacks from DXM abuse.
The first hearing for AB 1853 is scheduled before the Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday. The bill proposes prohibiting the sale of medicines containing DXM to persons under age 18, unless they have a valid prescription. Its author, Assemblyman Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, expects drug companies and retailers to oppose it.
Read Story Here: http://www.kxtv10.com/storyfull.asp?id=6703
Read Assembly Bill 1853: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_...introduced.html (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1853_bill_20040129_introduced.html)
Assembly Bill 1853 is a measure to counter a growing trend among teenagers to get "high" by taking over-the-counter cough and cold medicines containing dextromethorphan, also known as DXM. The ingredient is a cough suppressant, but teens have found that by taking more of the medicine than recommended, they can achieve a high. The abuse is called "robotripping" or "tussing", after the cough medicine Robotussin. The consumption of Coricidin cold tablets with DXM, also known as "triple Cs" and "skittles" is another method.
Bay Area police report instances of teenagers having seizures and even heart attacks from DXM abuse.
The first hearing for AB 1853 is scheduled before the Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday. The bill proposes prohibiting the sale of medicines containing DXM to persons under age 18, unless they have a valid prescription. Its author, Assemblyman Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, expects drug companies and retailers to oppose it.
Read Story Here: http://www.kxtv10.com/storyfull.asp?id=6703
Read Assembly Bill 1853: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_...introduced.html (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1853_bill_20040129_introduced.html)