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Dextromethorphan Abuse -A Rising Menace in India: Case Review and Its Toxicokinetics

2010; OMICS Publishing Group; Volume: 8; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

2472-1026

Navpreet Kaur, Anupama Puri Mahajan, Arvinder Pal Singh Batra, Baljit Singh Khurana, Pankaj Gupta,

Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

Dextromethorphan is a dissociative antitussive agent which is being sold freely as an over the counter drug in combination or solo in the form of tablets or syrups. The desire to be one of a kind amongst their peers is causing adolescents to experiment with different drugs. The problem is complicated with the free information available on internet regarding the new and the latest use of this drug which this savvy generation has easy access to. The recreational use of DXM is rising at a very fast pace in India and esp. Punjab. The menace needs to be checked on priority if we want to save our youth from the demon of drugs.