Recreational use of dextromethorphan

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Dextromethorphan, or DXM, a common active ingredient found in many over-the-counter cough suppressant cold medicines, is used as a recreational drug and entheogen for its dissociative effects. Street names include Brownies, Dextro, Drix, Gel, Dex, Del, Mega-perls, Poor man's ecstasy, Poor man's PCP, Red devils, Robo, Rojo, Rome, Skittles, Super Skittles, Triple Cs, reds, Sky and Velvet. It has almost no psychoactive effects at medically recommended doses. However, dextromethorphan has powerful dissociative and euphoric properties when administered in doses well above those considered therapeutic for cough suppression. Recreational use of DXM is sometimes referred to in slang form as "robo-tripping", “tussing” or "skittling", whose prefix derives from the Robitussin brand name, the brand name Tussin, or "Triple Cs", which derives from the Coricidin brand whose tablets are printed with "CC+C" for "Chest Congestion and Cough". However, this brand presents additional danger when used at recreational...

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