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Contents

Introduction

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1. What are over-the-counter drugs?

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2. What’s the downside of over-the-counter drugs? 3. What happens to your body when you use DXM? 4. What happens to your body when you use Dramamine? 5. What happens to your body when you use diet pills? 6. What happens to your body when you use sleeping pills? 20 7. What happens to your body when you use pseudoephedrine? 22 8. What happens to your body when you use laxatives? 24 9. What happens to your body when you use herbal drugs? 26 10. What does DXM do to your brain? 28 11. What does Dramamine do to your brain? 30 12. What do diet pills do to your brain? 32 13. What do sleeping pills do to your brain? 34 14. What does pseudoephedrine do to your brain? 36 15. What do laxatives and herbal drugs do to your brain? 38 16. More questions? 40 Further Reading 42 Find Out More on the Internet 43 Glossary 44 Index 46 Picture Credits 47 About the Author and the Consultant 48