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05-04-2004, 04:52 PM
May 4, 2004 11:02 am US/Mountain
BOULDER, Colo. (News 4) A high school principal in Boulder wants students and parents to be aware of a potentially deadly problem, News 4 reports.
One Fairview High School principal Tammy Quist's students is in a coma after overdosing on cough medicine. The sophomore has been in intensive care for more than a week.
Quist told News 4 on Monday that the teenager took over-the-counter cough medicine to get high.
The medicine contains a chemical called dextromethorphan, or DXM. A number of brands contain DXM, and they are commonly found in homes.
"If parents don't know what to look for, it could be going on right under their noses and they don't even know," Quist said.
Police said the abuse of cough medicine is rampant and sometimes starts as early as 6th grade
Story Here: http://news4colorado.com/topstories/local_..._125130736.html (http://news4colorado.com/topstories/local_story_125130736.html)
BOULDER, Colo. (News 4) A high school principal in Boulder wants students and parents to be aware of a potentially deadly problem, News 4 reports.
One Fairview High School principal Tammy Quist's students is in a coma after overdosing on cough medicine. The sophomore has been in intensive care for more than a week.
Quist told News 4 on Monday that the teenager took over-the-counter cough medicine to get high.
The medicine contains a chemical called dextromethorphan, or DXM. A number of brands contain DXM, and they are commonly found in homes.
"If parents don't know what to look for, it could be going on right under their noses and they don't even know," Quist said.
Police said the abuse of cough medicine is rampant and sometimes starts as early as 6th grade
Story Here: http://news4colorado.com/topstories/local_..._125130736.html (http://news4colorado.com/topstories/local_story_125130736.html)