When it comes to the fight against drug and alcohol abuse, there’s a new sheriff in town. Over the past few decades, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) were largely responsible for educating citizens, especially young people, about the dangers of drug abuse, alcoholism, and drinking and driving. Don’t get me wrong – these programs made an impression. I can still remember those 90-minute periods in sixth grade when “big kids” from the high school would arrive in our classrooms to instill in us all the reasons we should stay away from drugs and alcohol, and during high school, when the powers that be would stage a fatal car wreck on the front lawn of the school to scare us all into not drinking and driving at the prom. It worked. My friends and I would all grudgingly take our turn as the designated driver in order to prevent such a tragedy from happening to us.

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Scot-Tussin DM Cough Chasers are a brand name of the medication dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant that affects the signals in the brain that triggers the cough reflex. This medication is used to treat a cough that results from infection, but is not effective in treating a cough resulting from smoking, asthma or emphysema.Scot-Tussin DM Cough Chasers are found over-the-counter. On the street, its use is known as Robo-tripping or skittling.

Dextromethorphan is included in a number of different brand name medications, including Benylin, Delsym, Hold DM, Percussion CS Children, Percussion ES, Robitussin Cough Calmers, Robitussin Maximum Strength, Robitussin Pediatric Cough Suppressant, Scot-Tussin Diabetic, St. Joseph Cough Suppressant, Tussin Pediatric, Vicks 44 Cough Medicine and Vicks Formula 44.

Abuse of Scot-Tussin DM Cough Chasers

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