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It is hard to pinpoint the exact point Robitussin broke out into the public consciousness. However, sometime in the early-to-mid 90s is generally the accepted range. During which period, it became fashionable for preteens to experiment with drugs. Lacking the funds to purchase any of the "real" drugs, they began experimenting with household items. It was this intrepid group of middleschoolers that gave the world kitten huffing, glue sniffing, and getting high off spray paint, among other things.

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  • It is hard to pinpoint the exact point Robitussin broke out into the public consciousness. However, sometime in the early-to-mid 90s is generally the accepted range. During which period, it became fashionable for preteens to experiment with drugs. Lacking the funds to purchase any of the "real" drugs, they began experimenting with household items. It was this intrepid group of middleschoolers that gave the world kitten huffing, glue sniffing, and getting high off spray paint, among other things.
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  • It is hard to pinpoint the exact point Robitussin broke out into the public consciousness. However, sometime in the early-to-mid 90s is generally the accepted range. During which period, it became fashionable for preteens to experiment with drugs. Lacking the funds to purchase any of the "real" drugs, they began experimenting with household items. It was this intrepid group of middleschoolers that gave the world kitten huffing, glue sniffing, and getting high off spray paint, among other things. Their collective crowning achievement, however, has to be the discovery of robotripping. They found, through constant experimentation, that by eating/drinking lots of almost any medicine, you felt really funny afterward. One of these medicines was Robitussin. Since Robitussin was less fatal than taking copious amounts of pain killers, and gave more of a high than eating an entire bottle of Flintstones vitamins, it quickly became a favorite in middle school drug circles around the country. It was from these relatively humble beginnings that Robitussin and "tussers" expanded rapidly. Middleschoolers eventually entered high school, and gained jobs. However, because most high school students spend their money very poorly (especially those likely to experiment with robos), they were always at a loss to buy any of the "real" drugs that they desired. Instead of moving on to bigger and better drugs—marijuana, cocaine, crystal meth—they were instead flung once again into the vicious world of robotripping. Today, the Robitussin abusers make up 1.53% of all detainees in federal prison. Although essentially all of them are imprisoned for other, more “serious” crimes, the problem of Robitussin should not be overlooked or understated.
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