|
Home > Archive > Drugs psychedelic > September 2005 > DXM News: rfgdxm quoted in newspaper article.
You are viewing an archived Text-only version of the thread.
To view this thread in it's original format and/or if you want to reply to
this thread please [click here]
| Author |
DXM News: rfgdxm quoted in newspaper article.
|
|
| rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski 2005-09-24, 1:52 pm |
| See below. For the record, I in fact did a telephone interview with
Dionne Waugh, the reporter who wrote this. I would say Ms. Waugh fairly
reported what I said about Coricidin and DXM. While I have spoke with
reporters before, I always did so off the record. I even turned down an on
camera interview from a major US TV network covering DXM. I diverged from
custom and principle and actually did an interview for the record. The
interesting thing is I am quoted before the project manager with the
substance abuse and mental health services administration at Central
Virginia Community Services. Wise reporting, as it appears Ms. Wood was
talking out of her XXX about "Physically, the drug can cause serious liver
and kidney damage because the drugs are filtered through those organs...".
Peer reviewed citations please? I am unaware of this being documented. As
Ms. Wood doesn't even mention any *deaths* from DXM!? I have numerous deaths
documented on my site. Including mentions in solid, peer reviewed medical
journal articles.
http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/...newsadvance.com
'Mad Max' and cough syrup link explored
Dionne Waugh
dwaugh@newsadvance.com
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Most of us can't imagine taking dozens of cold and cough tablets or chugging
a bottle of Robitussen just to get high.
But for some teens, those over-the-counter medications are a cheap and
easily accessible answer.
Though the greater Lynchburg area is not seeing a rise in the abuse of
over-the-counter medication by teens, the effects onthose who do use can be
serious.
A Campbell County teenager accused of committing two break-ins, a rape and a
beating told authorities he had consumed Coricidin HBP, an over-the-counter
cold medicine, during the nights of the incidents.
The perpetrator called himself "Mad Max" during the attacks and told his
victims that "this is what I do."
Shay William Ward, who was 17 at the time of the incidents in late April and
early May, said he had taken the medication and gone for a walk, but could
only remember bits and pieces of the evening, investigators testified in
court earlier this month.
Abuse of over-the-counter medications by teens prompted the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration to issue a warning in May about the abuse of
dextromethorphan (DXM), a synthetically produced ingredient found in many
over-the-counter cough and cold remedies.
The abuse is widespread enough to prompt some Walgreens and CVS stores to
restrict the sale of Coricidin.
Lynchburg is no exception. The Timberlake Road Walgreens, for example, only
lets customers buy a single pack at a time from the pharmacy.
One Web site, www.coricidin.org, is devoted to educating people about the
dangers of abusing Coricidin, spotlighting more than a dozen violent crimes
and suicides committed across the country by people while under the
influence of the drug.
Robert F. Golaszewski, who maintains the site, said that Coricidin is
different and much more dangerous than the high-inducing element - DXM - it
contains.
In addition to DXM, Coricidin also contains chlorpheniramine maleate. This
is a class of drug that in general is very dangerous to take in large doses
with DXM, the site states.
Worse yet, that drug is also metabolized by the same liver enzyme as is DXM.
The competition for this limited enzyme by the two drugs makes taking them
together, in large doses, a dangerous combination, the site states.
Golaszewski points out that DXM has been around since the 1960s, it's just
gotten more attention recently. Coricidin, in particular, has become popular
because of its pill form, as opposed to cough syrup.
The abuse of the drug has multiple physical and psychological effects.
Using Coricidin and any other drug in excess or in combination with other
drugs can cause blackouts, said Sharon Wood, the project manager with the
substance abuse and mental health services administration at Central
Virginia Community Services, which works with the state department to
provide local programs, including substance abuse.
"A person can have blackouts when they can't remember specific periods. They
may remember up to a certain time and not anything after. My own personal
experience is that not a lot remember bits and pieces, they just don't
remember periods of time," she said.
Physically, the drug can cause serious liver and kidney damage because the
drugs are filtered through those organs, Wood said.
The drugs can also affect a person's memory, concentration and cause mood
swings, restlessness, disturbances in sleep and eating patterns, she said.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the psychological effects
of abusing medications containing DXM vary depending on the amount taken,
but they can range from depressant and mild hallucinogenic effects to a
sense of complete dissociation from one's body.
Nicknamed "Triple C" or "Skittles" because of its size and red color, the
medications are popular among teens for several reasons, the top being that
they're easily accessible, some as close as their parents' medicine cabinet.
The Internet has also encouraged the drug's popularity with the creation of
Web sites that explain how to use the drug and give recipes for mixing the
medication with other drugs, such as Robitussen, cocaine, marijuana and
alcohol.
Even media stories that seek to raise awareness of the dangers of using the
drug also pique teens' interest.
"A lot of people didn't know how to do it until someone told them how not to
do it," Wood said.
But there are often warning signs before the drug use gets serious, she
said.
Wood said parents should look for changes in their child's behavior such as
their eating and sleeping habits, what kinds of friends they're hanging out
with, school performance, attitudes at home and at school and if they're
becoming more isolative and irritable.
"A lot of times they see the values go down - stealing, lying, fighting, the
rudeness, the intimidation, aggressiveness - that they may not have seen in
this child," Wood said.
"The values have been taken over by the drug. Things they normally would not
have done they're now are able to do and not have a lot of guilt about it."
For a variety of reasons, a lot of parents don't want to face the facts that
their child may be using drugs, Wood said.
"I think sometimes it's their own fears that they haven't been good enough
parents. We brush it off," she said.
"Sometimes there's a history of addiction in the family, so it's a
right-of-passage type thing and we ignore it."
Parents also may not realize that the drugs of today are much stronger than
they were 10 or 20 years ago, Wood said.
Others parents may be too busy, embarrassed or unsure of where to go to get
their teen help.
"Parents need to follow through. If their child is using, go and get them
help while they still can instead of waiting until something serious
happens, like this case," she said.
| |
|
| rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski wrote:
> See below. For the record, I in fact did a telephone interview with
> Dionne Waugh, the reporter who wrote this. I would say Ms. Waugh fairly
> reported what I said about Coricidin and DXM. While I have spoke with
> reporters before, I always did so off the record. I even turned down an on
> camera interview from a major US TV network covering DXM. I diverged from
> custom and principle and actually did an interview for the record. The
> interesting thing is I am quoted before the project manager with the
> substance abuse and mental health services administration at Central
> Virginia Community Services. Wise reporting, as it appears Ms. Wood was
> talking out of her XXX about "Physically, the drug can cause serious liver
> and kidney damage because the drugs are filtered through those organs...".
> Peer reviewed citations please? I am unaware of this being documented. As
> Ms. Wood doesn't even mention any *deaths* from DXM!? I have numerous deaths
> documented on my site. Including mentions in solid, peer reviewed medical
> journal articles.
>
> http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/...newsadvance.com
>
>
> 'Mad Max' and cough syrup link explored
> Dionne Waugh
> dwaugh@newsadvance.com
> Sunday, August 28, 2005
>
>
> Most of us can't imagine taking dozens of cold and cough tablets or chugging
> a bottle of Robitussen just to get high.
>
> But for some teens, those over-the-counter medications are a cheap and
> easily accessible answer.
>
> Though the greater Lynchburg area is not seeing a rise in the abuse of
> over-the-counter medication by teens, the effects onthose who do use can be
> serious.
>
> A Campbell County teenager accused of committing two break-ins, a rape and a
> beating told authorities he had consumed Coricidin HBP, an over-the-counter
> cold medicine, during the nights of the incidents.
>
> The perpetrator called himself "Mad Max" during the attacks and told his
> victims that "this is what I do."
>
> Shay William Ward, who was 17 at the time of the incidents in late April and
> early May, said he had taken the medication and gone for a walk, but could
> only remember bits and pieces of the evening, investigators testified in
> court earlier this month.
>
> Abuse of over-the-counter medications by teens prompted the U.S. Food and
> Drug Administration to issue a warning in May about the abuse of
> dextromethorphan (DXM), a synthetically produced ingredient found in many
> over-the-counter cough and cold remedies.
>
> The abuse is widespread enough to prompt some Walgreens and CVS stores to
> restrict the sale of Coricidin.
>
> Lynchburg is no exception. The Timberlake Road Walgreens, for example, only
> lets customers buy a single pack at a time from the pharmacy.
>
> One Web site, www.coricidin.org, is devoted to educating people about the
> dangers of abusing Coricidin, spotlighting more than a dozen violent crimes
> and suicides committed across the country by people while under the
> influence of the drug.
>
> Robert F. Golaszewski, who maintains the site, said that Coricidin is
> different and much more dangerous than the high-inducing element - DXM - it
> contains.
>
> In addition to DXM, Coricidin also contains chlorpheniramine maleate. This
> is a class of drug that in general is very dangerous to take in large doses
> with DXM, the site states.
>
> Worse yet, that drug is also metabolized by the same liver enzyme as is DXM.
>
> The competition for this limited enzyme by the two drugs makes taking them
> together, in large doses, a dangerous combination, the site states.
>
> Golaszewski points out that DXM has been around since the 1960s, it's just
> gotten more attention recently. Coricidin, in particular, has become popular
> because of its pill form, as opposed to cough syrup.
>
> The abuse of the drug has multiple physical and psychological effects.
>
> Using Coricidin and any other drug in excess or in combination with other
> drugs can cause blackouts, said Sharon Wood, the project manager with the
> substance abuse and mental health services administration at Central
> Virginia Community Services, which works with the state department to
> provide local programs, including substance abuse.
>
> "A person can have blackouts when they can't remember specific periods. They
> may remember up to a certain time and not anything after. My own personal
> experience is that not a lot remember bits and pieces, they just don't
> remember periods of time," she said.
>
> Physically, the drug can cause serious liver and kidney damage because the
> drugs are filtered through those organs, Wood said.
>
> The drugs can also affect a person's memory, concentration and cause mood
> swings, restlessness, disturbances in sleep and eating patterns, she said.
>
> According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the psychological effects
> of abusing medications containing DXM vary depending on the amount taken,
> but they can range from depressant and mild hallucinogenic effects to a
> sense of complete dissociation from one's body.
>
> Nicknamed "Triple C" or "Skittles" because of its size and red color, the
> medications are popular among teens for several reasons, the top being that
> they're easily accessible, some as close as their parents' medicine cabinet.
>
> The Internet has also encouraged the drug's popularity with the creation of
> Web sites that explain how to use the drug and give recipes for mixing the
> medication with other drugs, such as Robitussen, cocaine, marijuana and
> alcohol.
>
> Even media stories that seek to raise awareness of the dangers of using the
> drug also pique teens' interest.
>
> "A lot of people didn't know how to do it until someone told them how not to
> do it," Wood said.
>
> But there are often warning signs before the drug use gets serious, she
> said.
>
> Wood said parents should look for changes in their child's behavior such as
> their eating and sleeping habits, what kinds of friends they're hanging out
> with, school performance, attitudes at home and at school and if they're
> becoming more isolative and irritable.
>
> "A lot of times they see the values go down - stealing, lying, fighting, the
> rudeness, the intimidation, aggressiveness - that they may not have seen in
> this child," Wood said.
>
> "The values have been taken over by the drug. Things they normally would not
> have done they're now are able to do and not have a lot of guilt about it."
>
> For a variety of reasons, a lot of parents don't want to face the facts that
> their child may be using drugs, Wood said.
>
> "I think sometimes it's their own fears that they haven't been good enough
> parents. We brush it off," she said.
>
> "Sometimes there's a history of addiction in the family, so it's a
> right-of-passage type thing and we ignore it."
>
> Parents also may not realize that the drugs of today are much stronger than
> they were 10 or 20 years ago, Wood said.
>
> Others parents may be too busy, embarrassed or unsure of where to go to get
> their teen help.
>
> "Parents need to follow through. If their child is using, go and get them
> help while they still can instead of waiting until something serious
> happens, like this case," she said.
>
>
>
>
I predict of all the dexheads, RFGDXM will become the most famous.
| |
| rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski 2005-09-24, 1:52 pm |
| Arm wrote:
> I predict of all the dexheads, RFGDXM will become the most famous.
But I haven't used DXM in a long time. And short of possibly William
White, at the moment I probably am the most (in)famous. I'm a professional
SEO. I've long been #1 on Google and most other search engines for a search
on "dextromethorphan" and "Coricidin". I just checked the logs, and
dextromethorphan.ws alone is averaging 587 unique vistors a day for August.
And summer is the slow season. Hits go up in the Winter from college
students, and those who trip when it is too cold to go outside. When I put
up my sites I had guessed maybe a few dozen people would find them daily. I
seriously underestimated interest. I've actually negotiated with my site
host lots of surplus bandwidth. If DXM somehow makes national news, my sites
would still be online even if 10,000 people in a day visited them. I just
hope some crazed out DXMer doesn't shoot the president of the US. 
--
http://www.dextromethorphan.ws/
For information about the psychedelic drug DXM, including dangers.
| |
| Frederick Burroughs 2005-09-24, 1:52 pm |
| rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski wrote:
>
>
> I just
> hope some crazed out DXMer doesn't shoot the president of the US.
>
The dextromanchurian candidate?
--
Now when the lamb opened the fourth seal,
I saw the fourth Horse.
The Horseman was the Pest
- from "The Four Horsemen" by Aphrodite's Child
| |
| rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski 2005-09-24, 1:52 pm |
| Frederick Burroughs wrote:
> rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski wrote:
>
> The dextromanchurian candidate?
Lord only knows what the media would call him. All I know if this
happened there would be lots of vans outside were I live with satellite
dishes. I've already been offered and turned down an interview on a major
TV network. Limo rides to and from the airport, all expenses paid. If some
crazed DXMer killed the president of the USA, the reporters would be lining
up outside my door. Dead presidents are newsworthy.
--
http://www.dextromethorphan.ws/
For information about the psychedelic drug DXM, including dangers.
| |
|
| "rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski" <rfgdxm@geeks.org> wrote:
>I just
>hope some crazed out DXMer doesn't shoot the president of the US.
Lol, aren't you the same person who has called for assassinating him?
However, I agree, it's better to accept the things we cannot change.
DXM powder is gone, but DexAlone and Robo Max are still around.
--
Joel Crump
"Of course, it is ironic that a media company [Fox News Channel] that
should be seeking to protect the First Amendment is seeking to
undermine it by claiming a monopoly on the phrase 'fair and balanced.'"
- Judge Denny Chin, referring to Fox News accusing Al Franken of
trademark infringement.
| |
| rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski 2005-09-24, 1:52 pm |
| Joel wrote:
> "rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski" <rfgdxm@geeks.org> wrote:
>
>
> Lol, aren't you the same person who has called for assassinating him?
> However, I agree, it's better to accept the things we cannot change.
> DXM powder is gone, but DexAlone and Robo Max are still around.
If the evil ruler of the USA were killed I'd rejoice. This is a LOT
different from being involved in the act. Of course I'd celebrate the
destruction of pure evil.
--
http://www.dextromethorphan.ws/
For information about the psychedelic drug DXM, including dangers.
| |
| Exception99 2005-09-24, 1:52 pm |
| >> "rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski" <rfgdxm@geeks.org> wrote:
>
> If the evil ruler of the USA were killed I'd rejoice. This is a LOT
> different from being involved in the act. Of course I'd celebrate the
> destruction of pure evil.
ahh I'm not the only one noticing it (seriously)
when I see his face on TV I get the creeps..... he's worse than Hitler and
Saddam put together (at least they had their sick beliefs as excuses), take
a look at Bush..... it's pure XXXXing calculated evil
he would drop a nuclear bomb on New York if it served his cause LOL
> --
> http://www.dextromethorphan.ws/
> For information about the psychedelic drug DXM, including dangers.
| |
| Veszpertin - 'The 800 year old Hippie' 2005-09-24, 1:52 pm |
| Satan has infiltrated George W. Bush.
I predict he will go completely insane
any day now and be removed from office
by a special JOINT congressional and
Senatorial act.
| |
|
| Frederick Burroughs wrote:
> rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski wrote:
>
>
> The dextromanchurian candidate?
>
>
>
>
>
Come Together, join the party. Or else...
OH SHIT I GOT BUSTED WITH HALF A BOTTLE OF ROBITUSSIN AND SENTENCED TO
30 YEARS!
William White is dead. And he aint outside looking in either.
| |
|
| rfgdxm/Robert F. Golaszewski wrote:
> Arm wrote:
> But I haven't used DXM in a long time.
Can I have your powder dex then? I have a nausea and depression problem
(or maybe it's just depression) so my pleasure derived from DXM is not
what it used to be. But if your not using it then someone should benefit
from it.
And shit, Albert Hoffman, who I'm sure you all know what he invented
*wink*, hasent used his invention in over 30 years but is still famous
because of it.
|
| |
|
|