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About DXM Abuse, Part 1 |
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According to law enforcement data, DXM abuse occurs in small pockets. As one teenager discovers cold medicine's potential for abuse, most likely from the Internet, he or she spreads the word to friends and fellow students. In 2003, for example, Collier County, Florida, witnessed an outbreak of DXM abuse. In September, a thirteen-year-old girl brought Coricidin Cough and Cold medicine to her middle school. She gave five tablets each to six friends; three had to be hospitalized later that day. In November, a high school boy distributed Coricidin Cough and Cold pills to three girls. One of them had to be flown to a hospital.
Abuse isn't limited to one area of the country or continent, because information about abuse is usually spread over the Internet. Anyone in the world with Internet access can learn about DXM. Besides in the United States and Canada, abuse of DXM has been reported in countries such as Germany, Sweden, and Australia.
The extent to which DXM is abused is a complicated situation. The same reasons that people choose to abuse DXM can also be the same reasons that others choose not to. The fact that cough medicines and other OTC drugs are so familiar turns |
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