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Teen misuse of O-T-C cough medicine remains at historic lows

December 18, 2019 by Chain Drug Review Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Scott Melville Leading Headlines

WASHINGTON — The 2019 results from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and University of Michigan’s annual drug abuse survey, Monitoring the Future, were released Wednesday showing that the number of teens using over-the-counter (O-T-C) cough medicine containing dextromethorphan (DXM) to get high decreased slightly, coming in at under 3%. When first reported in

Survey shows teen misuse of O-T-C cough medicine remains very low

December 17, 2018 by Chain Drug Review Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), Fred Muench, Monitoring the Future, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Scott Melville, teens using over-the-counter (O-T-C) cough medicine containing dextromethorphan (DXM) to get high, University of Michigan’s annual drug abuse survey Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

WASHINGTON — The 2018 results from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and University of Michigan’s annual drug abuse survey, Monitoring the Future, were released today showing that the percentage of teens using over-the-counter (O-T-C) cough medicine containing dextromethorphan (DXM) to get high remains at 3 %. When first reported in 2006, the number of teens abusing O-T-C cough medicines