Dextromethorphan Abuse in Adolescence

Dextromethorphan abuse in adolescence: an increasing trend: 1999-2004.

OBJECTIVES To analyze the trend of dextromethorphan abuse in California and to compare these findings with national trends. DESIGN A 6-year retrospective review. SETTING California Poison Control System (CPCS), American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), and Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) databases from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2004. PARTICIPANTS All dextromethorpha...

Dextromethorphan abuse: clinical effects and management.

OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology, patient presentation, and clinical management associated with dextromethorphan (DM) abuse. DATA SOURCES PubMed/Medline search using terms dextromethorphan and abuse through July 2008, bibliographies of selected publications, epidemiology tracking databases. STUDY SELECTION By the authors. DATA EXTRACTION English language-published review articles, c...

“Robo-Tripping”: Dextromethorphan Abuse and its Anesthetic Implications

INTRODUCTION We describe a patient scheduled for elective surgery who regularly consumed approximately 12 to 15 times the maximum recommended daily dose of dextromethorphan. We describe the clinical pharmacology of dextromethorphan and discuss its anesthetic implications. CASE PRESENTATION A 30-year-old man with a history of a nasal fracture was scheduled to undergo an elective septorhinoplas...

Alcohol abuse in adolescence: an update.

Alcohol and substance abuse in adolescence.

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