From: Dextromethorphan: a case study on addressing abuse of a safe and effective drug
PATS (asked of teens) | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Taking non-prescription cough or cold medicine to get high is risky (agree strongly/somewhat) | 85 % | 80 % | 78 % | 80 % | 79 % | 75 % |
Taking non-prescription cough/cold medicine to get high has risks, including nausea and vomiting (agree strongly/somewhat) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 88 % | 88 % | 86 % |
Disapprove of others using non-prescription cough/cold products to get high (strongly disapprove/disapprove) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 81 % | 86 % | 90 % |
Taking non-prescription cough/cold medicine to get high is something cool kids do (agree strongly/somewhat) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29 % | 36 % | 26 % |