Douglas County Crime Beat
Police Warn of Skittle-Like Tablets
Does your child eat Skittles? Did you know that many kids abuse cough medicine that contains Dextromethorphan (DX) by eating a boxful or two at a time?
The following warning was on the Douglas County Sheriff's Facebook page: Did you know that many kids abuse cough medicine that contains Dextromethorphan (DX) by eating a boxful or two at a time? This causes a hallucinogenic or alcohol type high. Many of these cough and cold tablets look like candy so the kids call abusing cough medicine "Skittling." They may refer to it as eating "Triple C." Young kids are experimenting with this! Talk to your kids!
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