Some people who abuse DXM have reported hangover effects, although they are different from the hangover effects of drinking. Socially, although both DXM abuse and alcohol…
At extremely high doses, DXM can lead to a coma or even be lethal by suppressing the central nervous system. If that happens, the brain can stop…
DXM abuse has been associated with impaired brain function, but it’s not clear that it causes lasting brain damage.
The effects of DXM abuse vary with the amount taken. Known effects can include confusion, dizziness, double or blurred vision, slurred speech…
Third plateau is a term abusers use to describe a kind of feeling that can occur when they take DXM in doses which far exceed recommended doses. Sometimes these users…
Tussin is a slang word for cough medicine containing DXM, or cough medicine abuse.
DXM powder, or dextromethorphan powder, is the active pharmaceutical ingredient in many over-the-counter cough medicines. DXM can be abused by ingesting…
Dissociative drugs, including DXM, distort how you perceive sights and sounds. In addition to hallucinations…
DXM (short for dextromethorphan) is an active ingredient in…
This is a term for the harshest level of abuse effects. Those who claim to have experienced plateau sigma describe strong feelings of dissociation with the self …
Some people who abuse DXM have reported experiencing different combinations of effects when they consume different amounts of DXM…
A “trip” is a slang term referring to the effects some DXM users say they feel when they take high doses (more than you are supposed to take) of cough medicine with DXM. Any DXM trip has…
DXM abuse is taking extremely large doses of over-the-counter (or non-prescription) cough medicine to try to get high.
No. While both refer to a kind of medicine abuse, they are not the same thing. Both involve…
DXM extraction is a process where people try to separate DXM from other ingredients found in cough medicine…
Dex, Robo, Skittles, Triple C, and Tussin.
Draw your own conclusions about DXM.
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