FDA denies restriction on cough medication

[Decepticonus]

^one thing ppl forget is that alcohol is so easy to get your hands and so many ppl are willing to lets others try it. My mom isn't an alcoholic but even before drinking age she would always urge me to have a taste or two or three...
So with that said, the number of alocoholic related deaths will always be higher

[necrophage]

Originally Posted by Decepticonus

^one thing ppl forget is that alcohol is so easy to get your hands and so many ppl are willing to lets others try it. My mom isn't an alcoholic but even before drinking age should we always urge me to have a taste or two or three...
So with that said, the number of alocoholic related deaths will always be higher

W....T.....F?

[nina]

Originally Posted by grushenka

I need to celebrate soon with some of that yummy red stuff. Where's my chalice?

I wanna party with ya

[anaesthete]

Originally Posted by nina

I wanna party with ya

I'm thinking we should toast to the fact that our favorite lady is still around!

[iRizzen]

Originally Posted by Tunguska

I have to admit that I don't know where the cough reflex is managed in the body, but DXM, being an NMDA antagonist (among other things), inhibits that reflex. You actually need a much stronger signal to get the muscles to cough shit up because the neurons' glutamate sites are jammed up with DXM.
That plus all the menthol, expectorants, etc. that somewhat help with the other symptoms that usually come with cough and cold.
Anyway, it is indeed all in the FAQ, and better explained there than I could (or would want to right now).
And DXM is not that good of an antitussive anyway... which is why I feared it would be removed from the shelves, too many kids getting fucked up and too few coughs cured. Great to learn that prohibition isn't there yet.

That made sense. Thanks for clarification .

[psychedelicbob]

Whether or not DXM is an effective antitussive isn't even the real issue. The issue at hand is perception and tradition. Do people truly believe that Robitussin will stop their cough? Yes. Hell, I occasionally even take DXM medicinally and I have to admit that it seems to at least tame my nagging cough. DXM cough syrups have been a staple of people's medicine cabinets for quite some time. Given that the only known alternative, codeine, is an addictive opiate with much more mass appeal and potential for abuse than dex, I highly doubt that our beloved drug will go away any time soon.

[Tunguska]

Personally I've stopped taking cough syrup for cough symptoms since I Robotrip. I find pseudoephedrine & AINS medication (Advil cold & sinus) for example to alleviate the common cold symptoms much more.

[the Ego killer]

Originally Posted by Migbee

why does dxm get this special treatment from the FDA and DEA

the corporations already make money off it, manufacture it, and offer it ultra cheap.
there would be no need to start making it and selling it, unlike something more minor like lsd (i say more minor in terms of health risks/addiction potential, not effects) which they don't distribute at all.

[Decepticonus]

Originally Posted by psychedelicbob

Whether or not DXM is an effective antitussive isn't even the real issue. The issue at hand is perception and tradition. Do people truly believe that Robitussin will stop their cough? Yes. Hell, I occasionally even take DXM medicinally and I have to admit that it seems to at least tame my nagging cough. DXM cough syrups have been a staple of people's medicine cabinets for quite some time. Given that the only known alternative, codeine, is an addictive opiate with much more mass appeal and potential for abuse than dex, I highly doubt that our beloved drug will go away any time soon.

Yes, indeed. Hell, even a Christian Scientist would know what Robotussin is and know that most people turn to it for their coughs.
Anyways, the drug is that god damn common, it's even used in pop culture in even non-abusive/tripping ways.

[CamelNo.9]

Originally Posted by Decepticonus

it's even used in pop culture in even non-abusive/tripping ways.

I was not aware of this.