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Jun. 14th, 2004 11:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
novapsycheGrr. My friends page has updated, but my personal page hasn't shown any of the posts I've made since I got home tonight. I've restarted my computer several times, so I know it's not an old cookie.
Anyway, the New York Times has gotten into the fun of reporting about DXM. Again, the article doesn't report on the problem with CPM (the antihistamine in Coricidin that makes overdosing so dangerous) but insists on colluding CCC with over-the-counter syrups.
Here's just a couple of paragraphs:
Officials at the Consumer Healthcare Products Association in Washington, the trade group that represents Schering-Plough and other manufacturers of over-the-counter medications, say dextromethorphan is not an addictive substance and does not produce a chemical dependence.
Experts say DXM is safe in the 15- to 30-milligram doses recommended for treating coughs or colds. But in the large doses, 100 milligrams or more, typically taken by recreational users, it can cause hallucinations and feelings of unreality. It also carries a risk of high fever, seizures and other serious adverse reactions. Teenagers sometimes refer to dextromethorphan products as Skittles, Red Devils, Robo or Triple C's. The high that the drugs produce is called "robotripping" or "skittling."
Hmm. Three out of four of the above terms can only refer to Coricidin. But the problem is expanded to encompass all "cough and cold medicines". Let me say that unless you lack the enzyme required to metabolize DXM, you probably won't die from a seizure by drinking cough syrup. My experience to the contrary, on the main DXM really is a fairly benign substance (as far as substances go).
Anyway, the New York Times has gotten into the fun of reporting about DXM. Again, the article doesn't report on the problem with CPM (the antihistamine in Coricidin that makes overdosing so dangerous) but insists on colluding CCC with over-the-counter syrups.
Here's just a couple of paragraphs:
Officials at the Consumer Healthcare Products Association in Washington, the trade group that represents Schering-Plough and other manufacturers of over-the-counter medications, say dextromethorphan is not an addictive substance and does not produce a chemical dependence.
Experts say DXM is safe in the 15- to 30-milligram doses recommended for treating coughs or colds. But in the large doses, 100 milligrams or more, typically taken by recreational users, it can cause hallucinations and feelings of unreality. It also carries a risk of high fever, seizures and other serious adverse reactions. Teenagers sometimes refer to dextromethorphan products as Skittles, Red Devils, Robo or Triple C's. The high that the drugs produce is called "robotripping" or "skittling."
Hmm. Three out of four of the above terms can only refer to Coricidin. But the problem is expanded to encompass all "cough and cold medicines". Let me say that unless you lack the enzyme required to metabolize DXM, you probably won't die from a seizure by drinking cough syrup. My experience to the contrary, on the main DXM really is a fairly benign substance (as far as substances go).