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How do you address/manage the recreational use of dextromethorphan (sometimes called "robo-tripping") that has risen to the level of use disorder? 

What DSM-5 diagnosis and or diagnostic code do you use when treating this substance use disorder?
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Psychiatry · University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
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This problem of "robo-tripping" has become an increasingly observed clinical issue, namely the misuse of dextromethorphan with cough medication (Robitussin). This is often in conjunction with alcohol misuse. We recently published a case report in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (Ledwo...

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