Cough medicine abuse in teens
Categories: Teens & tweens, Health & safety, Media
I somehow missed J.D's post last year on the phenomenon of teenage cough medicine abuse. And because I
a) don't have a teenager and
b) am not very hip on what's cool to get wasted on these days
I had no idea that cough medicine abuse among teenagers was teetering on an epidemic.
Last week I heard about a website that is dedicated to educating the public about cough medicine abuse by teenagers (and by educating, I include eradicating.) Five Moms is really a public awareness vehicle led by five actual moms - a nurse, an accountant, an educator and a DARE officer. They use their website to tell the world that teens are getting high off cough medicine. Seriously, I had no idea, but I guess this is no weirder than the early nineties, when my generation used to have fun making each other pass out. Although, this cough medicine business might be even more dangerous.
If you know, love, or have a teenager, this site is worth a peek.
a) don't have a teenager and
b) am not very hip on what's cool to get wasted on these days
I had no idea that cough medicine abuse among teenagers was teetering on an epidemic.
Last week I heard about a website that is dedicated to educating the public about cough medicine abuse by teenagers (and by educating, I include eradicating.) Five Moms is really a public awareness vehicle led by five actual moms - a nurse, an accountant, an educator and a DARE officer. They use their website to tell the world that teens are getting high off cough medicine. Seriously, I had no idea, but I guess this is no weirder than the early nineties, when my generation used to have fun making each other pass out. Although, this cough medicine business might be even more dangerous.
If you know, love, or have a teenager, this site is worth a peek.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tina 7-31-2007 @ 4:25PM
Kids have been doing this for at least 20 years, probably much longer. Now it's a phenomenon? I knew a few guys who did "Robi"s in high school in the mid-80s. It seems like adults are consistently clueless about what kids are doing to get high (and even that they are getting high).
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Southerncharm 8-04-2007 @ 9:47PM
I was already aware that cough meds were being used, when I was in high school (1986-1989) it was used by teens. I can understand that if you don't have teenagers then you wouldn't be up to date on whats going on.
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