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Teens Hospitalized After OD'ing On Cough Medicine
POSTED: 4:29 pm EDT October 2, 2006
UPDATED: 6:09 pm EDT October 2, 2006
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Four teenagers were rushed to the hospital in Orlando on Monday, after overdosing on cough medicine. Local schools said it's becoming more prevalent and some teens are doing it to relieve stress.
It seems harmless enough, but in large doses what's in cough medicine can kill you. The active ingredient is dextromethorphan, or DXM.
Since, police said, most teens get their high from taking Coricidin Cold and Cough or Chest Congestion and Cough, it's often referred to as "triple C'ing." An undercover detective told Eyewitness News the high can be equal to that from LSD or PCP.
"It gives them a carefree feeling, where they don't worry about anything anymore," the detective said.
Monday morning, four teens, between 14 and 16 years old, were taken from a youth shelter to Orlando Regional Medical Center by ambulance after overdosing on Coricidin. One teen took 32 pills, the others 16 each.
The girl who took the most was hallucinating, vomiting and very tired. All were luckily going to be okay, but police said it's indicative of a much larger problem in local high schools, even middle schools and it's affecting teens from all walks of life.
"Straight A students, sometimes they get so stressed out, they'll do it to relieve stress," the undercover detective said.
It's such a concern, Orlando police are trying to set up a program to alert teachers in schools.
Dextromethorphan is in any cough suppressant sold over the counter at the local grocery store or pharmacy, from the well-known brands like Robitussin to Coricidin HBP and even the generic variety.
Ultimately, abusers can suffer a heart attack. Since teens often take the red tablet form of Coricidin HBP to get high, the drug is also called candy, skittles and red devils.
Rewritten
Teens Hospitalized After Drinking Excess Cough Medicine
POSTED: 4:29 pm EDT October 2, 2006
UPDATED: 6:09 pm EDT October 2, 2006
UPDATES: 6:18 am EDT Octoboer 3, 2006 by the Shroomery
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Four teenagers were taken to the hospital in Orlando on Monday, after drinking too much cough medicine. Local schools said it's becoming more prevalent and some teens are doing it to explore.
It is harmless enough, but in large doses what's in cough medicine can act as a dissociative. The active ingredient is dextromethorphan, or DXM.
Since, police said, most teens get their high from taking Coricidin Cold and Cough or Chest Congestion and Cough, it's often referred to as "triple C'ing." An undercover detective told Eyewitness News that taking too much CCC is very dangerous, because of the antihystamine present in the pills.
Monday morning, four teens, between 14 and 16 years old, were taken from a youth shelter to Orlando Regional Medical Center by ambulance after binging on Coricidin. One teen took 32 pills, the others 16 each.
The girl who took the most was hallucinating, vomiting and very tired - all common side effects of larger dosages of DXM. All are going to be absolutely fine, showing that the dangers of the substances consumed is relatively benign, but police said it's indicative of a much larger problem in local high schools, even middle schools and it's affecting teens from all walks of life.
"Straight A students, sometimes they want to explore, they'll do it for fun," the undercover detective was thinking though he said something different.
It's such a concern, Orlando police are trying to set up a program to alert teachers in schools rather than parents and community leaders. By this time next year, police hope to have outlawed cough syrup, banned communities, and tossed all parents into prison after shipping their children off to child labor camps overseas. Police say that strong love has too be hard.
Dextromethorphan is in any cough suppressant sold over the counter at the local grocery store or pharmacy, from the well-known brands like Robitussin to Coricidin HBP and even the generic variety. If you are a teenager, and you want to get high, this is where you need to go and what you need to buy. We need more teens to end up in the hospital so that we can put an end to this scurge.
Ultimately, everybody will die and death is dangerous. Since teens often take the red tablet form of Coricidin HBP to get high, rather than the safer eco-friendly non-global warming green pill, the drug is also called candy, skittles and red devils. We are unsure why the green pill isn't called candy or skittles, but that isn't really important. Red is a dangerous color and that is what matters here!
Teens Hospitalized After OD'ing On Cough Medicine
POSTED: 4:29 pm EDT October 2, 2006
UPDATED: 6:09 pm EDT October 2, 2006
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Four teenagers were rushed to the hospital in Orlando on Monday, after overdosing on cough medicine. Local schools said it's becoming more prevalent and some teens are doing it to relieve stress.
It seems harmless enough, but in large doses what's in cough medicine can kill you. The active ingredient is dextromethorphan, or DXM.
Since, police said, most teens get their high from taking Coricidin Cold and Cough or Chest Congestion and Cough, it's often referred to as "triple C'ing." An undercover detective told Eyewitness News the high can be equal to that from LSD or PCP.
"It gives them a carefree feeling, where they don't worry about anything anymore," the detective said.
Monday morning, four teens, between 14 and 16 years old, were taken from a youth shelter to Orlando Regional Medical Center by ambulance after overdosing on Coricidin. One teen took 32 pills, the others 16 each.
The girl who took the most was hallucinating, vomiting and very tired. All were luckily going to be okay, but police said it's indicative of a much larger problem in local high schools, even middle schools and it's affecting teens from all walks of life.
"Straight A students, sometimes they get so stressed out, they'll do it to relieve stress," the undercover detective said.
It's such a concern, Orlando police are trying to set up a program to alert teachers in schools.
Dextromethorphan is in any cough suppressant sold over the counter at the local grocery store or pharmacy, from the well-known brands like Robitussin to Coricidin HBP and even the generic variety.
Ultimately, abusers can suffer a heart attack. Since teens often take the red tablet form of Coricidin HBP to get high, the drug is also called candy, skittles and red devils.
Rewritten
Teens Hospitalized After Drinking Excess Cough Medicine
POSTED: 4:29 pm EDT October 2, 2006
UPDATED: 6:09 pm EDT October 2, 2006
UPDATES: 6:18 am EDT Octoboer 3, 2006 by the Shroomery
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Four teenagers were taken to the hospital in Orlando on Monday, after drinking too much cough medicine. Local schools said it's becoming more prevalent and some teens are doing it to explore.
It is harmless enough, but in large doses what's in cough medicine can act as a dissociative. The active ingredient is dextromethorphan, or DXM.
Since, police said, most teens get their high from taking Coricidin Cold and Cough or Chest Congestion and Cough, it's often referred to as "triple C'ing." An undercover detective told Eyewitness News that taking too much CCC is very dangerous, because of the antihystamine present in the pills.
Monday morning, four teens, between 14 and 16 years old, were taken from a youth shelter to Orlando Regional Medical Center by ambulance after binging on Coricidin. One teen took 32 pills, the others 16 each.
The girl who took the most was hallucinating, vomiting and very tired - all common side effects of larger dosages of DXM. All are going to be absolutely fine, showing that the dangers of the substances consumed is relatively benign, but police said it's indicative of a much larger problem in local high schools, even middle schools and it's affecting teens from all walks of life.
"Straight A students, sometimes they want to explore, they'll do it for fun," the undercover detective was thinking though he said something different.
It's such a concern, Orlando police are trying to set up a program to alert teachers in schools rather than parents and community leaders. By this time next year, police hope to have outlawed cough syrup, banned communities, and tossed all parents into prison after shipping their children off to child labor camps overseas. Police say that strong love has too be hard.
Dextromethorphan is in any cough suppressant sold over the counter at the local grocery store or pharmacy, from the well-known brands like Robitussin to Coricidin HBP and even the generic variety. If you are a teenager, and you want to get high, this is where you need to go and what you need to buy. We need more teens to end up in the hospital so that we can put an end to this scurge.
Ultimately, everybody will die and death is dangerous. Since teens often take the red tablet form of Coricidin HBP to get high, rather than the safer eco-friendly non-global warming green pill, the drug is also called candy, skittles and red devils. We are unsure why the green pill isn't called candy or skittles, but that isn't really important. Red is a dangerous color and that is what matters here!
