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Originally Posted by slinky

I don't think people should take cough medicines anyway. That cough is there for a reason..... Our own bodies getting rid of infections in our lungs.... who would want to stop doing that??

Ah! But what about the rasping cough, where the unfortunate person causes damage to the lungs by coughing incessantly? A child with whooping cough for instance. A good cough medicine will quash the need to keep on coughing but will allow a good cough when there is something to cough up.