The abuse of dextromethorphan-based cough syrup: a pilot study of the community of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

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Gerald R. Keenan, Director of Physician Assistants, Lee Hospital, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Tamara K. Richards, UMBC Choice Middle Schools Program, Hagerstown, Maryland.

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