DXM cough syrup use on the rise for OC teens

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The cough suppressant DXM has been around for decades, but experts say the Internet is fueling its abuse.

"Kids have more access now to what other kids are doing," Ritter said. "One kid in one city can use a drug, and the next thing you know, 10,000 other kids are aware of it."

In the past year, Ritter estimates Mission doctors have treated three to five cases a month. This month, they've already seen at least three cases. Teens ages 14 to 17 have arrived unconscious, with seizures and with psychosis. Other local hospitals reported cases, too.