Chronic Addiction to Dextromethorphan Cough Syrup: A Case Report
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Chronic addiction to dextromethorphan cough syrup: a case report.
BACKGROUND Serious drug abuse and addiction related to dextromethorphan-containing cough preparations has been a problem in the United States since the 1950s, but few physicians are aware of it. Physicians must be alert to the type of substances and quantities used and misused by patients in obtaining a thorough routine history of over-the-counter medication use. METHODS We describe the case ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.3.320