A dangerous chemical kick may be no farther away than your medicine cabinet. About one in 20 teens have gotten high on dextromethorphan (DXM) – the active ingredient in more than 100 over-the-counter ...

Dextromethorphan, or DXM, is a cough suppressant that is an ingredient in over-the-counter (OTC) cold medications. When people take DXM in high doses, it can cause hallucinations and feelings of ...

Robotripping refers to taking DXM to experience various psychological and physical effects. While it isn’t illegal, that doesn’t mean it’s safe. In high doses, it can have serious and lasting effects.

Drinking alcohol with dextromethorphan (DXM), a common ingredient in Robitussin cough syrups, increases the chance of toxicity and can cause serious health problems. DXM is the most popular cough ...

Joining other retailers and chain pharmacies, Giant Food announced yesterday that it won’t sell certain types of cough medicine to customers under 18 because the products have been abused by teenagers ...

Regulators scrutinized the over-the-counter drugs in light of abuse by teens. Sept. 14, 2010— -- Doctors, schools and law enforcement have been concerned about young people abusing the active ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines are safe and effective when they’re used as directed. But taking too much of them -- on purpose or by accident -- can make you feel high. That can lead ...

According to the 2013 National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Monitoring the Future Survey, approximately one in 25 teens abuses DXM to get high. Upon enactment of this bill, Washington will join Virginia, ...

Lawmakers around the nation are considering how to prevent kids from getting high from over-the-counter cough medicines. Children are deliberately overdosing on products containing Dextromethorphan, ...

To evaluate the effect of Dxm on the inflammatory process in the early phase of CLD (postnatal age 10-16 days), tracheal aspirate fluid (TAF) from 16 preterm infants (BW 891 ± 46 gms, GA 27.1 ± 0.4 ...

In early 2008, Navistar Defense delivered the first MaxxPro MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) armored fighting vehicle to the United States military. Since then, more than 9,000 of these rolling ...