To days ago I felt so depressed I tried to get drunk off of cough drops. I failed in my attempt, and only have a half filled bag of cough drops to show for it. It has made me think of something though…a song at least some of you are familure with
“Well, they´ll stone you when you´re at the breakfast table
They´ll stone you when you are young and able
They´ll stone you and they´ll say that you are brave
They´ll stone you when you´re sent down in your grave
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned”
NOOOOOO … not cough drops, cough syrup is what you want to be drinking to get messed up. A lot of people think think it’s some kind of joke, but it’s not. When I was a teenager, I once took twenty Vicks 44 cough caps. An hour or two later I literally could not understand the english language. Everyone sounded like the teachers did in Peanuts cartoon specials. I was watching James and the Giant Peach and all I could do was lay back and say “the peach, man, the peach” for two hours.
SAFETY NOTE*
If you do attempt this, do NOT use any cough syrup with aceteminophen. Everything will seem fine for a day or two, then your liver will give out and you’ll drop dead. Not a pleasant thought. The only active ingredient in your cough syrup of choice should be Dextromethorphan. Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to get DXM-only cough syrup anymore, so you may have to settle for some with guafenesin or psuedoephedrine.
More information (including recommended dosages, and what effects to expect) can be found here.
Last, but certainly not least, please see a doctor about your depression, Paul. Anti-depressant meds are effective in over 80% of people who suffer from depression. Combine that with counseling and that percentage climbs into the 90’s. If you don’t have insurance and are concerned about the costs, go to one of those walk-in medical centers. Be sure to tell the doctor you don’t have coverage. He may reduce the bill for you. I went and only paid $40 and got 2 months worth of Wellbutrin samples for free.
Back in the day, for lack of any better to do, my friends and I each drank a bottle of Robitussin.
Man, that will really mess you up. The worst part is that you start to itch like a madman after a while, all over your body. I think it is the antihistamines, or something.
I’d have to second the motion on trying Terpin Hydrate next time. Its about 60% alchohol, with just enough codiene to notice. A bottle of that stuff should do you good. When I was a little kid I used to get really bad coughs, so my parents would give me Terpin Hydrate when nothing else worked. The unitended side effect was that I was in training to take shots from about the age of three, so when it came time to shoot Bacardi 151, I had a huge advantage.
All those odd new hard liquors seem to be intended to transition the cough syrup crowd when they hit 21. I can see the slogan:
“If you like Robitussin, try our Cherry Tequila.”
Then there are the Mother’s Little Helpers, like Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum.
BTW, all of the various cough syrup additives, from alcohol to pseudoephedrine, do NOT mix well with depression or depression meds. Stay away from them, whether for illness or recreational use.
If you like, I can give you some instructions on how to make a small still and show you how to turn molassas or potatos or corn meal into something that will make 151 Bicardi look like sody-pop. Whaddahell, if yer gonna do it, go whole hawg!
It doesn’t taste all that great without aging, but it WILL get the job done.
Those are all very good ideas…I think. I am currently taking medication for my depression, it was just one of those really hard days. Is it even possible to get drunk off of cough drops? I used to treat one type like candy. I mean…they tasted so good, and the teachers didnt mind because hey, its to help my throat, so its not candy. Are cough drops really bad for me? Also, should I not take one right now, even though my throat is bothering me and the tylonal isnt working.
No. Not OTC ones, at least. Cavities, yes. High, no. Check the ingredients. There is nothing in there that could get you high, unless you dissolved the drops and used them in Filthy’s still.