Millions abuse cough syrup

     More than 3.1 million people, or 5% teenagers and young adults, abuse cough and cold medicine to get a high. That number is comparable to the number of LSD users, and higher than the number of methamphetamine (meth) users.

     DXM is the culprit and is available in over 140 over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. In large amounts DXM causes disorientation, blurred vision, slurred speech, and vomiting.

      This is outrageous that people will do such things simply to get a high. Medicine like this can be used wrong but it has more good potential than bad I believe. If only 5% of people are doing it, it's not that bad. Whatever you make someone somewhere is going to find a way to misuse it. This is no reason to stop invention though.

By Matthew Thorn