When that happens, I'll go back to the doctor and say it hasn't worked and I need something stronger. And then I get it. If that doesn't work, though, I'll just go to the emergency room around shift change. Other users buy cough syrup that has been stolen or smuggled in from Mexico. We also have received anecdotal information that it's spreading to San Antonio and Austin.
Some users buy unfilled prescriptions obtained by people with insurance.
There were 14 deaths in Texas in 1998 that involved the main ingredients in cough syrups, including codeine.