OTC 1 WHAT ARE THEY Over thecounter OTC drugs are medications that can be purchased at your local pharmacy grocery or convenience store without a prescription 2 STREET NAMES Candy CCC or Triple C Coricidin HBP Cough and Cold ID: 801893
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Over The Counter Drugs (OTC)
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Slide2WHAT ARE THEY?Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are medications that can be purchased at your local pharmacy, grocery, or convenience store without a prescription.
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Slide3STREET NAMESCandyCCC or Triple C (Coricidin HBP Cough and Cold)Dex
DMDrexDXMOrange Crush
Poor Man’s
PCP
Red Devils
Robo (Robitussin)
Rojo
Skittles
SyrupTussinVelvetVitamin D
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Slide4DXMDextromethorphan (DXM),
is a synthetic drug that is chemically similar to morphine. 4
Slide5POPULARITYOver-the-counter drugs, especially cough and cold medications are becoming very popular as recreational drugs for young teenagers between the ages of 12 to
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Slide6AVAILABILITY The internet has also become a popular place for teens to purchase powdered
form of pure DXM. Liquid and tablets containing DXM are very easily accessed through local pharmacies and grocery stores. Although many stores make attempts to monitor and deter accessibility
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Slide7THE HIGHLarge doses of DXM can produce feeling of euphoria and hallucinations .The effects of a DXM high can last up to 6 hrs.
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Slide8“ROBO SHAKE”“Robo Shake” is when the user drink a large amount of cough syrup containing DXM and then force themselves to vomit as to absorb enough DXM through the stomach lining .
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Slide9SHORT AND LONG TERMSIDE EFFECTS9
Slide10ADDICTION
Due to some of the negative side effects some first time users may not abuse DXM.
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Slide11OTHER ABUSED OTC
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Slide12DIET PILLSSome teenagers use excessive amounts of diet pills in an attempt to lose weight quickly, others take them to get high.
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Slide13WHAT MAKES DIET PILLS DANGEROUS?EphedrineCaffeine
Phenylpropranolamine
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Slide14ADDICTIONIt is all too common for individuals to start off taking just a few diet pills and then, before they know it, graduate to full addiction, and dependence, on them.
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Slide15SIDE EFFECTS AND COMPICLATIONSCardiac Arrest Cardiac Arrhythmias
Congestive heart failureHeart palpitationsStrokeSeizuresHeadachesHigh blood pressureDizzinessDiarrhea
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Slide16MOTION SICKNESS MEDICATIONSMotion sickness pills such as Dramamine are being used by teens; taken in large doses (one entire package or more), Dramamine can cause hallucinations.
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Slide17SLEEPING AIDSSleep aids such as Tylenol PM, Excedrin PM, and Sominex
can cause extreme drowsiness when abused. 17