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Bring back Codine.
Yeah but back in the 1960's it was mixed with Dihydrocodeine which gave one an opiate high-that's why it was taken. It died out pretty much because most states started to require a prescription for the opiate mixture. Dextromethorphan alone, taken in large quanities is similar to an Amphetamine high.
"It's just interesting for self-discovery."Self discovery?! The boy uses cough syrup to "discover himself?!" What sort of adolescent moron needs cough syrup to masturbate?
This was one of the stories in the show "Strong Medicine" on Lifetime last night.
Next thing I know some idiot at the ADA will decide I don't need my Nyquil.
I swear I will throttle someone if they take it off the market. It's a great cold medicine.
My fever is making me hallucinate. And my cough is nasty. Better reach for the cold medicine. It's like a party around here.
Now, may I ask why colds aren't more popular with teens? Teens huddled, gathered together, exchanging and chewing on infected loogies for the thrill of the high, the rush, and the fever.
As an added bonus 1) No drug test worries. 2) Instant excuse to skip school. 3) If you ever die, it's with dignity. 4) You have that cool heroin vacant stare with the circles under the eyes at a tiny fraction of the cost of smack. 5) Killer voice for the pre-teen men.
Sometimes, when I can't fall asleep and need to be up for something in the morning, I will take a dose of NyQuil. Puts me right to sleep...
It's time to ban drugstores.
Great. Now another product they'll put behind the counter so I can wait for a surly pharmacist to fetch it for me....
I no people who've done this. They said it sucked and that they would never do it again. Apparently there are much more pleasant ways to get loaded.
A quick search on Google brings up dozens of sites describing how to get high on dextromethorphan. "Some of these sites will tell kids exactly how many drops of something they need to take in order to get high," said Ms. Quist, the principal.
This site is among them to discuss the types of trips and relative doses (no precise measurements):
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1762.html
It's the NY Slimes. I should have known.
Okay, NOW I'm convinced that someone is spiking my lemonade every year when I go to the "We Fest"!
That's funny... I've got a cold right now and I've been treating it with Robitussin with DXM... so since I'm in lockdown at home anyway, I did some research and lo and behold I found that people were getting high with it.
"Now at your Drugstore"???? This stuff has been around for years. One real danger is when parents (we found out the hard way) accidentally overdose their todlers.