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. Different cold medicines and cough syrups are formulated specifically to treat different cold symptoms, even different kinds of coughs. It’s best for you to determine exactly what you want to accomplish with your cold medicine and choose accordingly.

Teens have found a legal way to get high with cold and cough medication.

listed are the concerns about the new fad of teenage cough medicine abuse and what parents can do to curb the use .

The abuse of cough medicine among teens rivals some illicit drugs. To combat this trend, a new campaign will be unveiled this week to educate communities and parents about the warning signs and the dangers of taking too much cough medicine.

Because of growing concerns, the FDA has agreed to meet on October 18 to reevaluate the safety and effectiveness of cough and cold medicine used by children, particularly those under the age of two.

DXM is an uprising trend in abuse among teenagers and young adults. What is it and why is it so popular?

Millions of Americans use over-the-counter drugs for any and every pain. But what is this trend telling our youth? And when does it become dangerous?

Learn the signs of cough medicine abuse and how to help your teen.

Drug abuse can be as close as your bathroom medicine cabinet.

Teens are taking extremely high doses of over-the-counter cough medicines containing dextromethorphan to get high. Most parents don’t even realize their kids are doing this. This article will focus on ways parents can prevent this abuse.

Abuse of DXM, an ingredient in over the counter cough medicines is on the rise. Find out how dangerous this really is and what you can do to prevent your friends from being the next victim.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued today a Public Health Advisory for Nonprescription Cough and Cold Medicine Use in Children.

Leading companies voluntarily participate in Children's Medicine Recall

Honey has been shown to treat night time coughs in children better than drug store cough remedies in a recent study. What else about this study should you know?

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Is it necessary or is it over-legislation? You decide.

How well are you prepared to treat your child's cuts, bruises, sore throat, cough, or other ailment? This medicine cabinet checklist will help you have the essentials on hand for when your child comes to you with a stomach ache or scratched up knee.

Dextromethorphan ia a cheap but dangerous high. Abuse is easy to hide from parents and the experience is widely promoted on the Internet. Five Moms and anti-drug organizations have united to fight this abuse.

Your medicine cabinet should have a variety of items ranging from medicine and first aid to personal hygiene.

New parents will need to stock up their baby medicine cabinet. There is nothing worse than having to run out in the middle of the night to search for an open store where you can purchase baby medicine.

Teens have been using over-the-counter medicines for decades now to get high. At one time cough medicines contained amounts of codeine. Kids learned that if they chugged down these medicines they could get a very cheap and legal high.

D-X-M... three simple letters with not so simple side effects. DXM stands for dextromethorphan, a powerful and potentially dangerous drug that seems to be the new favorite among teens.

Dextromethorphan hydrobromide, also known as DXM, is a commonly abused and very dangerous drug among teens, which can be purchased over the counter.

I had heard a lot about cough medicine and how it was used as a drug and a hallucinogenic, so I decided I had to try it for myself, BIG MISTAKE.

Your 1 year old has a cough and fever so medicating seems like the right thing to do. It's generally not necessary or safe though and here's why.

Trying to get rid of a cold can take time. But to help with the common symptoms of a cold, you will need to find some medicine that works fast to provide you with a measure of relief

Recently, Tussionex cough medicine, a cough syrup containing hydrocodone, has come under scrutiny for its side effects in young children. Are hydrocodone cough syrups safe in children?

When I rub Vicks VapoRub on my throat, nose, and chest I get immediate relief instead of using a cough syrup that takes time to work.

Try the home remedies to treat and prevent a cough.

Its about a guy falling in love with the doctor who was treating him.

Review: Robitussin Cough and Congestion is a good medicine to combat congestion. It is comparable to some prescription medicines.

Most visits to the ER for children are related to cough and cold medicines.

One of the most annoying things about getting sick is having a bad cough. It can keep you from getting your much needed rest, and can make your body ache even more than it already did.

Delsym Cough Syrup works by sending a "don't cough" message to the cough reflex center in the brain. Thankfully, in my experience, this works well as the brain tends to obey the anti-cough message it receives.

Feeling down due to cold or sour throat....don't fret, help is on the way...

Make your own homemade medicine for a bad throat

If you're confused by what to give your child with a cough, you're not alone. Many traditional cough medications have been found to be unsafe for children. Here's what you should know.

Cold and flu season is on its way. Here is one mom's suggestions of what you need to get through this winter.

When you take large amounts of DXM (dextromethorphan) it has significant psychoactive effects. Included is a recollection of a personal experience with DXM overdose.

Coughing can be a sign of health problems with your pet.

Let your refrigerator become your pharmacy! Learn how to strengthen your immune system to give your body a fighting chance against colds and flu this winter.

The cough drop challenge compared three different store brand cough drops for flavor, savings, and effectiveness.

Once you discover how wonderful herbal remedies can be, you may go overboard stocking your medicine cabinet with herbs you will probably never need. Learn about the ten herbs and essential oils that every medicine cabinet should have.

Unlike antibiotics and over-the-counter medicines, most of the herbal alternative medicine you use will have little side effects. In fact, this is why so many people switch to more natural forms of healing.

Alternative medicine is becoming more popular as more and more people are seeking other ways to treat illness and symptoms to traditional medications. Learn more about plants that can be used for health

Animals can benefit from the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine, just like people.

A quick rundown of what to keep in stock to help prevent colds and comfort those who get them.

The FDA announced that Over the Counter cold medicine is not safe for children under the age of 2. Here are alternative cold remedies that may help make your young child comfortable.

I was already one whole day into my annual cold. Did OTC Tylenol Cold do the trick in knocking out the symptoms? Read on...

Find out basic information about DXM abuse in teenagers with this informative article.

A social commentary on how America has become afflicted by the common cold - metaphorically speaking.

You awake on a cold Monday morning to find that your head is pounding, you can't breathe through your nose, your throat is sore, you have a fever, your chest is congested and you can't stop coughing. Let nature come to the rescue.

Children get sick! This is an article to help parents safely give their children medications. It will cover all signs and symptoms of medicine overdose and dangerous medicine interactions.

Parents do everything they can to try and keep baby safe from catching a cold. It is inevitable, especially in the colder months, when baby and the whole family may be spending more time indoors, and its easier for viruses to spread.

It's cold and flu season. But are your kids safe with over-the-counter medications?

What you need in a cold and flu remedy

A growing number of youths are seeking highs from household products including inhalants, dextromethorphan, nutmeg, and anticholinergics, seriously damaging their health and putting themselves at risk of permanent damage, addiction, and death.

There is a new class of illicit drugs making their way into the Midwest. These "designer" drugs are mixed with candy and being used by a younger and younger crowd.

Suffolk County, Long Island officials are trying to ban the sales of cold-medicine to minors.

When a severe cold or the flu strikes, who wouldn't want the best over-the-counter medication to help alleviate the miserable symptoms? Find out why Theraflu is my medication of choice.

As they'll tell you up front, this tastes awful, but it will work to help control your cough. Works better than prescription cough syrups.

Dextromethorphan, the main ingredient in most OTC cough syrups, is becoming a popular recreational drug by users who are unaware that it can cause severe side effects and possibly even death.

With the plethora of cold/flu -symptom products available on drug store shelves, it is a delightful pleasure to discover one that does just as it claims with reliable consistency.

Drugs have been a part of this world since the beginning of time. Today drugs are distributed throughout the world on back streets, in houses, and passed from teenager to teenager in schools. Drugs we don't realize (unfamiliar) do not show up in the bloodstream.

Addiction can strike anyone, including the postpartum woman. After the birth of a baby, women are most vulnerable and can easily become addicted to painkillers or antidepressants.

Frenetic holiday activity with with the inevitable let-downs and the approach of frigid winter weather can make even the most optimistic stumble and fall. But mental health pros say the right prescription for beating the blues is not always a pill.

I learned about some dangerous teenage activities that I had never even heard of before. These are trends in high schools, and even middle schools, all over the country and our kids are killing themselves in the name of fun.

Mucinex Dm works just like it says it does; it immediately stops that nagging cough up to 12 hours and thins out the mucus in your lungs so you are able to have what they call a productive cough.

An article explaining the dangers of using Coricidin Cough and Cold to achieve a DXM experience.

A recent study has indicated that the theobromine content in dark chocolate may indeed be the most effective and safest cough suppressant around.

A mother's opinion of the FDA's ruling that cold medicines are too risky for toddlers.

This is not the first time that the FDA has issued warnings about cough medicines.

The color of your skin can change when you have a cold. This medicine can actually turn it blue.

Use of children's cold medications has been discouraged recently due to safety issues. Are there any options for treatment when your child has a cold?

The common cold is something that gets many people down, especially during the winter months. Find out how you can treat your cold yourself from home, with a fraction of the cost.

There you are sniffling away debating on if you should start counting out your change to go buy some cold medicine. The good news is you don't have to.

Due to the recent recalls of over the counter cold medicine, I had to try to think of ways that I could help alleviate my baby's cold symptoms. Here are 5 of the products that I can't live without when my baby develops a cold.

When you have a cold, allergy or worse bronchitis, you may also have an annoying, persistent cough. When regular medicines don't work to stop that cough, you may want to try these suggestions.

Check out these products to help soothe and comfort, and hopefully help alleviate symptoms and get you on the road to recovery when you get that awful winter cold or flu!

With the headlines warning consumers of the dangers of cold medications, more people are turning to alternative remedies to relieve their symptons.

Tinospora Cordifolia herb plant from India. Use by practitioners of Ajurvedic medicine. Extracted from the stem and root, treatment for various ailments. Study shown the herb effectively treats Hay Fever. Available for purchase & products.

According to research published in the prestigious journal Lancet Infectious Disease the herb Echinacea was found to reduce the risk of a cold by 58 per cent.

This research paper examines the treatment, case study and recommendations for treatement in hydrocodon abusers. Resources are also included.

These are some of the products that I found relief with during my last cold. I would recommend these products to any cold sufferer.

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. It is most common in infants but adults and adolescents are able to contract the illness as well. There is however, a vaccine for pertussis.

Alternative medicine is becoming more popular as more and more people are seeking other ways to treat illness and symptoms to traditional medications. Learn more about plants that can be used for health

Learn about plants that heal as alternative medicine in this series from letter D to G.

Learn about plants that heal as alternative medicine from letter C.

For many people, getting a cold sore is one of the more painful experiences of everyday life. What are the best products in getting rid of a cold sore? Let's take a look at the two best prescription medications in treating and eliminating cold sores.

Simple, and healthy receipes for homemade cough drops.

Making herbal cough drops is very easy to do. It is also very satisfying and healing to make one's own medicine. For generations people have used herbal throat lozenges to soothe coughs and bronchial ailments.

Whenever I or one of my family members starts to get a cold with a cough, I will brew some sage tea.

When it comes to the common cold, everyone (including the medical world) seems to be pretty stumped. For nearly 50 years, doctors and scientists have been analyzing the common cold to very little avail. Acerola may be one of many answers.

No one has to suffer in silence from cold hands and feet. Ginkgo Biloba can warm up your icy extremities in no time. It's an affordable and safe cure for an annoying problem.

Alternative medicine is becoming more popular as more and more people are seeking other ways to treat illness and symptoms to traditional medications. Learn more about plants that can be used for health.

My family has been bitten by the flu bug. Will Triaminic Flu, Cough, and Fever help us all feel better? Find out.

There is a long-running debate between people who use herbal remedies for various diseases and disorders, and those who rely on modern medicine to cure their aches and pains.

Simple tips to keep your baby as comfortable as possible when she's feeling crummy with a cough or cold.

Learn about plants that heal as alternative medicine in this series from letter H to K

Medical practices of the ancient Egyptians are surprisingly like our modern day medicine.