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 ...

At least three Orange County teens have been hospitalized after overdosing on over-the-counter cold remedies in the past two weeks. The teens arrived at Mission Hospital hallucinating, with owl-like ...

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Ever lose sleep worrying about your teen-ager and drugs? There are reports of a new threat, from a drug you've probably given your children to get some sleep: cough and cold medicine. It's right there ...

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, ...

Chugging cough medicine for an instant high isn’t a new practice for teens, who have raided the medicine cabinet for a quick, cheap, and legal high for decades. And unfortunately, this dangerous, ...

Dextromethorphan (DXM) is the major ingredient in many over-the-counter cold medicines and is perfectly safe when used correctly. However, when taken in large amounts in its powdered form, it can ...

Yet another addictive over-the-counter drug is endangering youths in Bangladesh just as the government appeared to have brought the phensedyl menace under a semblance control. Dextromethorphan (DXM) ...

According to Sharon Levy, MD, Harvard Medical School's pediatric addiction expert, nonmedical medication misuse may be much more common than previously reported. One of the older fads is in the news ...

The latest drug abuse trend for youths? Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, available everywhere from drug stores to convenience stores. Police and doctors tell USA Today that medicines such as ...