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Some youth see cough medicine as a harmless way to get high, said 14-year-old Sarah Hackett, who has started a Facebook page called "DXM is not cool!" that has 287 members after two weeks.

"At first they say it's just cough medicine," Hackett said. "I went home and researched it. I found out what it does is messes up your brain and can give you brain damage. Your brain will stop telling your lungs to breathe."

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The four youths who recently survived overdoses were referred to detox by social workers and Victoria hospitals, said Chaytors, noting the detox process lasts seven to 10 days. "They will have some lasting effects from using the DXM -- dizziness ... no fine motor controls, confusion, memory loss, depression and anxiety.

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