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…
A DXM overdose is any dose over the recommended amount. At extremely high doses, DXM can even be toxic and suppresses the central nervous system.
Yes. Although rare, in large enough quantities, DXM can suppress the central nervous system, which could result in death.
Skittling is slang for abusing over-the-counter cough medicine containing DXM to try to get high.
A trip report is a recap or chronicling of a user’s experience abusing DXM. Some people…
Dissociative drugs, including DXM, distort how you perceive sights and sounds. In addition to hallucinations…
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…
It varies for everyone. When people abuse DXM, they take a lot of it — many times the recommended dosage.
DXM plateau is a term used by people who say they abuse DXM. Sometimes these users describe the levels of high and…
Drinking alcohol while taking DXM can be an unpredictable combination. Abusers describe…
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 …
Dex, Robo, Skittles, Triple C, and Tussin.
No. While both refer to a kind of medicine abuse, they are not the same thing. Both involve…
Some people may abuse DXM because they mistakenly believe it’s a safe way to get high. Cough medicine is relatively easy to…
DXM (short for dextromethorphan) is an active ingredient in many over-the-counter cough medicines that…
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