There is a rumor going around in the student body that cough drops are “magic water”, especially when they are mixed with coke to make them feel more “cool” and refreshing to drink. However, these children may not know that cough syrup addiction is more serious than internet addiction and is as serious as drug addiction. Because if you suddenly stop taking cough drops, there will be opioid withdrawal syndrome, uncomfortable, restless, very irritable, so that patients are very painful. Experts point out that some cough drops contain codeine, abuse will be addictive, thus causing dependence on this substance, and most addicts are teenagers, must pay attention to. A curiosity, drinking cough water addiction Xiao Zhang is a college student, in 2008, a curiosity he followed others to drink xx cough drops, drink half a bottle after feeling “very spiritual, good mood, the whole person feels light”. At first, Zhang basically drank it once a week, about half a bottle each time. After six months, he found that a half bottle has no feeling, so he began to take a bottle at a time, every day. By this year, Zhang was drinking cough water at least five times a day, with at least two cough waters and one row (12 tablets) of methamphetamine each time. He realized that he had become addicted, and as long as he did not drink cough water, he would suffer from insomnia, toothache, diarrhea, yawning, hand tremors, and other symptoms. And the increasingly irritable temper and strange reactions made Xiao Zhang’s family begin to realize the seriousness of the problem and accompanied him to the Youth Addiction Treatment Center of the Armed Police Guangdong General Hospital. Drug addiction, be sure to go to the hospital to detoxification Teenagers taking cough water or methamphetamine is increasingly common, the abuse of cough water can be addictive because it contains ingredients such as codeine phosphate, ephedrine hydrochloride. Methaprene, on the other hand, is currently an over-the-counter drug that contains ingredients similar to codeine. If the two are mixed to enhance the so-called “high”, it can aggravate these symptoms, and in severe cases, even psychiatric symptoms. Eventually, once the addiction is stopped, there is general fatigue and weakness, damage to the brain, easy irritability, and a withdrawn personality. After cough drop addiction, it is difficult to quit by your own willpower alone. Many addicted patients have tried self-isolation, but the painful withdrawal symptoms and habit-like addiction make them repeatedly fail to quit. This not only undermines the addict’s confidence in quitting, but may also cause him or her to break the jar. Patients like Zhang need medication to help them control their withdrawal symptoms, followed by physical detoxification to get rid of their addiction. At the same time, it should be combined with psychotherapy to help them address the psychological issues behind their addiction. Drugs containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine should be used with caution Because adolescents are generally curious and have weak self-control, they are easily influenced by the outside world. In the absence of supervision and very easy access, they will try them. Facing the trend of drug addiction group of low age and multi-drug abuse is obvious, methamphetamine as an over-the-counter drug, the regulation is currently a gap, and the drugs containing methamphetamine ingredients should be turned into prescription drugs or given a hint in the instruction manual – taking large amounts can cause dependence. People often take compound licorice tablets, cold medicines containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine and other ingredients, antipyretic and analgesic drugs, if taken in large quantities also have addictive side effects and can cause central nervous system disorders. She suggested that for prescription drugs, be sure to follow medical advice; and for over-the-counter drugs containing these ingredients, try to use the smallest possible dose, can not be used continuously, and try to avoid prolonged use of drugs containing addictive ingredients.