Posted by fachad on September 8, 2001, at 18:00:53
In reply to DXM in Ecstasy, posted by SalArmy4me on September 8, 2001, at 16:59:07
DXM, dextromethorphan, is the active ingredient in Robatussin Cough syrup.
It is an OTC medication that is widely used in a recreational context. In medical doses, it suppresses cough.
In higher doses it is dopanergic, and it has affinity for the NDMA receptor, as do other disassociate psychedelics like ketamine and ecstasy.
I'm sure they put it in pills and sell it as ecstasy for the same reason they used to put caffeine in pills and sell it as amphetamine - DXM is legal and easy to obtain and could fool a naive user into thinking that what they paid for and are tripping on is really ecstasy.
And Sal, just in case you're thinking of trying it, to add to your cocktail, don't. There is solid evidence that it causes PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE, in the form of "Olney's Lesions".
Here is a link with plenty of subjective descriptions of the DXM psychedelic experience, as well as links to scientific papers on the psycho-neuro-pharmaceutical properties of the drug as well as the new evidence for "Olney's Lesions".
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dxm/dxm.shtml
> Why do they put Dextromethorphan in Ecstasy pills? Is it serotonergic?
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