TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Dextromethorphan abuse in Texas, 2000-2009
JO  - Journal of addictive diseases
A1  - Forrester, Mathias B.
SP  - 243
EP  - 247
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
N2  - Dextromethorphan abuse is increasing in United States. Intentional misuse or abuse ingestions of dextromethorphan-containing products reported to Texas poison centers during 2000?2009 were identified and the distribution of ingestions by selected factors was determined. There were 3,421 total cases; Coricidin (Schering-Plough Health Care Products, Inc., Memphis, TN) products were involved in 53.6% of cases. The number of cases increased during 2000?2002 and then declined during 2003-2005 before increasing again in 2006 and remaining relatively constant afterward. The majority of patients were male (60.4%) and between 13 and 19 years of age (69.0%). A potentially serious outcome was assigned in 46.2% of the cases and 83.1% were managed at a health care facility.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1055-0887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2011.581986
ID  - ref1
ER  -