Posted on 02/23/2006 3:06:22 PM PST by ferri
5 Lakeland Junior High School students have been given emergency medical treatment and transported to Kootenai Medical Center for overdosing on non-prescription, Over-The-Counter medication. Lakeland School District's Ron Schmidt tells KREM 2 News that the students took Robitussen capsules while at school. Soon after they felt ill and began vomitting. School administrators called paramedics who transferred the sick students to the hospital.
KREM 2 News has a crew on the way and will have update as soon as they are available on KREM.com. Tune into KREM 2 News at 5pm & 6pm for a live report from Coeur d'Alene.
Must have been Robitussin DM. Dextromethorphan is serious stuff. It prevents coughing by working on the cough reflex in the brain, and it's chemically similar to an SSRI (anti-depressants like zoloft). Plus it's a vasodilator, increases blood pressure.
No wonder pharmacies are starting to limit how many of these you can buy at once. Of course, that doesn't prevent people from ordering it on the net.
Special Memo to Lakeland Junior High Students:
Please go easy on the Robitussin capsules. No, you're not gonna catch a buzz of of 'em. You're only gonna get sick.
Thank you.
Tip: Don't take 15 capsules at once, Buzzheads.
i bet they will get quiet the buzz getting their bellies pumped. LOL
Ha! Mom's gonna be PO'D.
Heck, just toss down a bottle of Thunderbird on top of it./sarc
They probably heard that psuedophedrine, one of the ingredients is also used to make meth, and they decided to take a short cut. That is the drug that is now limited.
Same with prescription cough syrup. People in Houston are drinking it like water.
Had a cough; thought if a little is good more would be better! Isn't that how it works?
Thank heaven I never did anything that stupid as a kid. BTW, banana peels taste terrible and it's hard to keep them lit. Or so I'm told...
...now i remember why i stick to Nyquil *hic*
Read the ingredients on that bottle of NyQuil. Most of these syrups contain the same ingredients.
before or after i take it? i will have to do that, i have never paid any attention, just grab nyquil cuz i know i can SLEEP.
yep, does sound like a belly pump. heehee
Uh...you seem to not know what your talking about.
These students were trying to trip on one of the active ingredients in the pills called dextromethorphan hydrobromide. Commonly called DXM. It is a strong dissociative/psychedelic that causes hallucinations.
I know what you mean about sleep. I'm not trying to tell people not to take these meds. Just be aware of what's in them and how they can affect you. A dose of Nyquil before bed isn't going to hurt most people :)
You know what's going to happen now? Some idiot politician is going to move to ban it. And then when I need it for a cold, I won't be able to get it.
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