Cough And Cold Medicine
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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WHAT IS IT?
- Robotripping, robo, tusin, triple c, dex, skittles, candy, drank, velvet
- Contain ingredients that are psychoactive
- DXM
- Promethazine-codeine
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GOW ARE THEY ABUSED?
- Liquid syrup, capsules or pill and powder
- DXM don't need to be prescribed
- Mixed with alcohol or soft drink
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HOW DOES IT EFFACT YOU?
- DXM-Acts on one same brain cell receptor
- Codeine-Attaches to the same brain cell
- Increases amount of dopamine
- Can cause important messages to get lost
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OTHER EFFECTS?
- Loss of coordination
- Numbness
- Feeling sick
- Increased blood lressure
- Increased heart rate
- Lack of oxygen to brain
- Slowed heart rate
- Slowed breathing
- Death
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- Yes it can kill you
- Yes you can get addicted
- Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Cough Medicine (non-prescription) for 8th Graders, 10th Graders, and 12th Graders; 2014 (in percent)* Drug Time Period 8th Graders 10th Graders 12th Graders Cough Medicine (non-prescription) Past Year [2.00] 3.70 4.10 * Data in brackets indicate statistically significant change from the previous year. For the most recent statistics on teen drug abuse, see results from NIDA’s Monitoring the Future study.
