Oklahoma Needs Drug Rehab for Its Triple C Problem

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What are the Odds in Oklahoma?

• One out of every 11 adolescents in Oklahoma uses cough medicine to get high

• Intentional cough medicine abuse increased 27% from 2005 to 2006

• 5% of 10th graders and 7% of 12th graders got high last year using cough medicine

• One in twenty five 8th graders say they've used it to get high

Crush, Triple C's, C-C-C, Red Devils, Skittles, Dex, Vitamin D, DMX, Robo, Robo trippin' and Robo-dosing are the street names used when people talk about getting high with cough medicine.

It seems preposterous that anyone would swallow handful after handful of cough and cold tablets or drink 3 to 4 bottles of cough syrup, but that's exactly what kids in Oklahoma are doing to get high.

Dextromethorphan or DXM is a legal substance that's found in more than one hundred over the counter cough medicines. When properly administered it's an effective cough suppressant. When used in high doses DMX acts like ketamine or PCP. It gives the user a feeling of euphoria but it also impairs judgment and causes loss of coordination, dizziness, nausea, seizures, panic attacks, psychosis, brain damage, coma, and addiction.

Part of the problem is that cough medicines are inexpensive and easy to obtain. Its abuse is reinforced by internet sites that teach users how many tablets to ingest and how fast to drink cough syrup, to achieve DXM absorption, before the inevitable vomiting begins.

As a result, its popularity has spread like wildfire and is evidenced by the increased calls to the Oklahoma Poison Control Center. In 2006, 15% of all reported intentional substance abuse cases involved DXM. What's even scarier is that the majority of the calls came from users who were between the ages of 9-17.

Most kids don't realize that by abusing cough medicine they can seriously injure themselves and that if combined with certain medications already being taken, it can lead to death. Because drugs are available over-the-counter it tends to obscure the fact that they are harmful when taken in large doses.
Prescription Drug Rehab and Drug Detox in Oklahoma

But cough medicine isn't Oklahoma's only drug problem. Prescription drug abuse is also affecting a large percentage of the population.

In 2005, 9 percent of the kids between 12 and 17 reported abusing prescription drugs. With the epidemic of prescription drugs moving ahead at a rapid pace you can be sure the numbers have gone up since then. Oxycontin, Vicodin, methadone and codeine-based cough syrups - did the over-the-counter use of cough medicines lead to this? - are the most common prescription drugs used in Oklahoma.

When you have a prescription drug addiction or dependency problem, the best solution is often prescription drug detox as a first step. The withdrawal symptoms with prescription drugs can be so severe that people sometimes choose to stay on the drug, or start using street drugs like heroin and methamphetamine rather than go through withdrawal

If you need help with prescription drug addiction or dependency, all Drug Rehab Referral.

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What Can I Do About Cough Medicine and Prescription Drug Abuse?

Set aside some time to educate your kids about the dangers of cough medicine abuse, prescription drug addiction and dependency. If they are already abusing drugs, help them get clean with a good drug rehab program and drug detox, if it's needed.