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Table 2 Teen Attitude/Behavioral Changes: PATS Results

From: Dextromethorphan: a case study on addressing abuse of a safe and effective drug

PATS (asked of teens)

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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 %