Chronic addiction to dextromethorphan cough syrup: A case report

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 320-323

  Desai, Saili ^a   Aldea, Diana ^a   Daneels, Elisabeth ^a   Soliman, Manal ^a   Braksmajer, Amy S ^a   Kopes Ker, Colin P ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FLUTICASONE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GUAIFENESIN; MONTELUKAST; PANTOPRAZOLE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; VITAMIN D;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHORIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POISON CENTER; SLEEP DISORDER; SYRUP; TREMOR;

ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33744770974     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.3.320     Document Type: Article

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