Re: DXM News: "Teenagers Overdose On Cold Medicine"

What is alt.drugs.rfg? I cant read that newsgroup

"rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió
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> http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=1537351&ClientType=Printable
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> Teenagers Overdose On Cold Medicine
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> The parents of the two victims say once the girls are out of the
> hospital they will be checking into a rehab center.
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> 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.
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> 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
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