All Posts by

Herbert Brooks

Teenage Misuse of Cough Medicines and Promethazine

Teen nonmedical misuse of medications may be more common than we believed. In Psychology Today’s Addiction Outlook column, Dr. Mark Gold discusses that teen nonmedical misuse of medications like dextromethorphan (DXM) and promethazine may be more widespread than previously recognized. Dr. Linda B. Cottler, Director of NDEWS, warns, “Parents…

The National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (U01DA051126) to the University of Florida (PI: Cottler; Co-Is: Goldberger, Nixon, Striley), New York University (Deputy Director: Palamar), and Florida Atlantic University (Co-I: Barenholtz).