From: (KenSiko)
Newsgroups: alt.drugs
Subject: Re: DXM becoming illegal
Date: Sat, 06 Jun 1998 01:17:09 GMT

[...]
Well, years ago, when i was asking a few chemists about robitussen, I had a 
few that were wise to my questioning try to steer me to Pholcodin. The Mimms 
manual says this:

" Pholcodine. An opioid chemically related to morphine. Pholcodine is a cough 
suppressant and has a mild sedative effect which relieves local irritation of 
the respiratory tract. Pholcodine acts primarily on the CNS causing depression 
of the cough reflex which is due partly to the direct effect on the cough 
center of the medulla. Pholcodine has little or no analgesic action. Unlike 
morphine, codeine, and dihydrocodeine, theraputic doses of pholcodine do not 
cause depression of respiration, CNS excitement, constipation or other side 
effects associated with narcotics. Pholcodine has a selective effect on the 
cough center without affecting the respiratory centre. Pholcodine is not 
euphorigenic therefore psychological dependance is not likely to be a problem. 
There is no evidence of physical dependence after prolonged administration of 
pholcodine so it is not likely to be habit forming. Pholcodine is readily 
absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and does cross the blood-brain 
barrier. It is metabolised in the liver and its action may be prolonged in 
hepatic insufficiency."

I have only seen this stuff in a few syrups, so I hope in the long run it wont 
be considered a viable alternative to dxm.

Still leaves the paracetamol problem tho.. 8[

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