According to Sharon Levy, MD, Harvard Medical School's pediatric addiction expert, nonmedical medication misuse may be much more common than previously reported. One of the older fads is in the news ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2017 results from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and University of Michigan’s annual drug abuse survey, Monitoring the Future, were released today showing ...

Cough syrup is one of the most common remedies for a lingering cough, but taking too much can be more dangerous than you think. Dextromethorphan (DXM), the active ingredient in many over-the-counter ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -- Something that is likely in many people's medicine cabinets could be used by teens to get high.DXM, or dextromethorphan, is an ingredient found in many cold medicines available ...

Dextromethorphan (DXM) is the major ingredient in many over-the-counter cold medicines and is perfectly safe when used correctly. However, when taken in large amounts in its powdered form, it can ...

Joel Cahoon, 16-years-old and now in rehab, says his drug problem turned worse the day he ran out of marijuana. That's when a friend suggested stealing cold and cough medication from a grocery store. ...