DEXTROMETHORPHAN- AN EMERGING DRUG OF ABUSE

Dextromethorphan abuse in adolescence: an increasing trend: 1999-2004.

OBJECTIVES To analyze the trend of dextromethorphan abuse in California and to compare these findings with national trends. DESIGN A 6-year retrospective review. SETTING California Poison Control System (CPCS), American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), and Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) databases from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2004. PARTICIPANTS All dextromethorpha...

Dextromethorphan abuse: clinical effects and management.

OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology, patient presentation, and clinical management associated with dextromethorphan (DM) abuse. DATA SOURCES PubMed/Medline search using terms dextromethorphan and abuse through July 2008, bibliographies of selected publications, epidemiology tracking databases. STUDY SELECTION By the authors. DATA EXTRACTION English language-published review articles, c...

Dextromethorphan: a case study on addressing abuse of a safe and effective drug

BACKGROUND Dextromethorphan is a safe, effective cough suppressant, available without a prescription in the United States since 1958. Due to a perceived prevalence of abuse of dextromethorphan by teens, in 2007 the Drug Enforcement Administration requested the Food and Drug Administration evaluate whether dextromethorphan should be recommended for scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act....

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College students and use of K2: an emerging drug of abuse in young persons

BACKGROUND K2 or "spice" has emerged as a popular legal alternative to marijuana among adolescents and young adults. However, no data has been published assessing prevalence of and associations with ever K2 use in any population. This study's aims were to examine prevalence of ever K2 use among a sample of college students, to determine characteristics of persons who use K2, and to access the a...