Can people become addicted to cough syrup?!
Question: um.. i've never actually heard of this, but it wouldnt shock me. I used to get it from my doctor and would take it to sleep or to get high, but i dont believe i was addicted.
If you get prescribed cough syrup then it most likely will have codeine in it and codeine can be addictive. So just be careful how you take this. dont take it all the time.
Answers: um.. i've never actually heard of this, but it wouldnt shock me. I used to get it from my doctor and would take it to sleep or to get high, but i dont believe i was addicted.
If you get prescribed cough syrup then it most likely will have codeine in it and codeine can be addictive. So just be careful how you take this. dont take it all the time.
Yes. Most commonly cough syrups that contain DXM.
yeah, right about the same time they start getting regular migraines and serious ulcers from it.
No, I can quit any time I want to. ;)
Yes..some contain codeine or ephedrine type substances
Yes. About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday.
The number of young people who abused over-the-counter cold medicines is comparable to use of LSD and much greater than that for methamphetamine among the age group, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The agency's 2006 survey on drug abuse and health found that more than 5 percent of teenagers and young adults had misused cough and cold medicines and indicated that these people also had experimented frequently with illicit drugs.
Nearly 82 percent also had used marijuana. Slightly less than half also used inhalants or hallucinogens, such as LSD or Ecstasy, the agency said.
The cough suppressant DXM is found in more than 140 cough and cold medications available without a prescription. When taken in large amounts, DXM can cause disorientation, blurred vision, slurred speech and vomiting.
Among all persons aged 12 to 25, the rate of past year misuse among whites was 2.1 percent, which was three times higher than the level for blacks, 0.6 percent, and also significantly higher than the level for Hispanics, 1.4 percent.
"While increasing attention has been paid to the public health risk of prescription drug abuse, we also need to be aware of the growing dangers of misuse of over-the-counter cough and cold medications, especially among young people," said Terry Cline, the agency's administrator.