The dozens of overdoses in the past two years — including at least five deaths in which the abuse of over-the-counter medicines was a factor — reflect how medicines such as Robitussin and Coricidin are becoming more popular as recreational drugs for kids as young as 12, police and doctors say.

Please. People were drinking Robitussin when I was in high school, way more than 2 years ago. It was no big secret. I never did it, since it never seemed like it would be a particularly fun high. I didn't see the point.

Of course I think there used to be a Robitussin that didn't have anything in it other than DXM. The scary thing about the pills is that high doses of everything else in them can be even more damaging than just the high doses of DXM. (which is, in it's own right, bad enough for your nervous system.)

Thank you USA Today for your silly fear-mongering. This is not news.

Youths risk death in latest drug abuse trend