Conduct online research for information about over-the-counter drug abuse and prepare a report on dextromethorphan abuse.
Dextromethorphan is an antitussive or cough suppressing medication. It is used to control cough associated with allergies and flu. It is available in tablet, syrups lozenges and even in dis solvable strips.
The medication has familiar ingredients like Robitussin, Vicks , NyQuil etc. Some users starts misusing it. It was released in 1950 and was known as the drug of misuse. So eventually it has been removed from the market. The manufacturers again distribute it by adding unpleasant taste to avoid misuse. Again it becomes the abusive drugs.
The drug is actually a derivative from morphine but is not an opioid drug. It has a different mechanism. It has great affinity towards brain receptors. It's an antagonist for NDMA. It inhibits and releases NDMA.
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