Yes. TWO MORE DXM DEATHS. Curious they mention "But when you mix a large
amount of Dex with alcohol or marijuana it can cause sudden death." Pure
DXM
powder alone can easily be fatal by itself. Were they also drinking, or
smoking pot?
http://www.komotv.com/news/printstory.asp?id=37598
Teen's Parents Say He Died From A Stupid Mistake
June 23, 2005
By Leslie Knopp
BELLINGHAM - Parents of a Bellingham student say his death was a stupid
mistake.
"This was not an act of vengeance, it was not an act of desperation or
anything else," said Dennis Morgan, "it was just stupidity."
That's the only way he can explain why his son died.
Ryan Morgan was 17 and his friend Cory Carlson was 19. On April 23, they
were hanging out together at Ryan's Bellingham home.
Ryan's parents, Dennis and Stephanie, found the young men dead the next
morning.
Dextromethorphan killed the boys. It's known as Dex, and a small amount of
it is found in cold medicine. But when you mix a large amount of Dex with
alcohol or marijuana it can cause sudden death.
Doctors say teens are taking it because they get a "high" with mild
hallucinations.
Cory and Ryan bought a concentrated form of Dex from an Indiana company,
Chemical API, over the Internet.
"I'm declaring all out war on Chemical API and anyone else who sells this
crap on the Internet," said Dennis.
"Our investigation of the deaths in Bellingham revealed that other young
people in the Bellingham area have been using the drug quite commonly,"
explained Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo.
In Whatcom County four kids have overdosed on Dex recently, and three --
including Cory and Ryan -- have died.
The Sheriff said kids think it's safe because it's used in cold medicine.
Dex is not safe, it is deadly.
"Parents (need to) push back and don't let them get away with it," urged
Dennis. "It's better that they hate you the rest of their life rather than
have to go through what we went through."
The U.S. Attorney's office is deciding whether to file charges against the
owners of the Indiana company that sold Ryan and Cory Dex.
Ryan's parents are sharing their grief because they worry that kids still
think Dex is safe, and that other parents don't even know what it is.
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