The Prevalence of Dextromethorphan Abuse Among High School Students
PEDIATRICS November 1, 2006 Rüssel S. Falck, Linna Li, Robert H. Carlson et al. 19 citations
Among 2,437 12th-grade students in the Dayton, Ohio area, 4.9% reported having used dextromethorphan to get high at least once in their lifetime, and 3.7% reported use in the past year. Among 1,739 11th-grade students, 3.4% reported lifetime use and 2.4% past-year use. Boys were significantly more likely than girls to use the drug, while no significant differences were found between white and nonwhite adolescents. Dextromethorphan users were also more likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol heavily, and use marijuana and other illicit drugs. The lifetime prevalence among 12th-graders exceeded that for several other drugs, including anabolic steroids, MDMA, heroin, crack cocaine, and Ritalin.