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rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski wrote: > http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=1537351&ClientType=Printable > > Teenagers Overdose On Cold Medicine > > TOLEDO -- Two teenagers are in at Saint Vincent Mercy Medical Center > after a drug overdose. It didn't involve any type opf illegal drugs, > they tried to get high on over the counter drugs. > > The two girls nearly died on a mixture of cough syrup and cold pills. > Docotrs say the combination is apparently the latest rage for young > people looking to get high. > > A 14 and 15-year-old were rushed to the hospital after their parents > find out they overdosed on cold pills called Coricidin and washed them > down with a cough syrup. > > One girl is recovering at the hospital, the other is drifing in and > out of consciousness. Doctors tell The News Channel that if they > girls went to sleep and weren't brought to the hospital they probably > would have died. > > The parents of the two victims say once the girls are out of the > hospital they will be checking into a rehab center. > > Docotrs say symptoms of an overdose of cough and cold medication can > cause everything from confusion, high blood pressure, vomiting and > seizures. An extreme overdose can result in brain damage and it can > even be fatal. > > If you suspect that someone in your family is abusing cough syrup, > experts say don't wait. Contact a drug treatment center immediately > for advice. > > Posted 9:51 p.m. Sunday, November 23rd > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I must be blunt. Which part of entering "Coricidin" into Google could these girls not grok? Libraries today have Internet access. Not to mention lots of kids at home who might be friends. Is Toledo that out of touch? -- http://www.dextromethorphan.ws/ For information about the psychedelic drug DXM, including dangers.
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