Experts issue a warning about a potentially DEADLY TikTok trend
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Ahhh… The things people come up with on the internet. Although TikTok has been a great source for life-changing hacks, funny videos, and recipes, the platform also features tips that people should completely steer clear of.
This latest cooking trend only further proves that not every piece of advice you stumble across online is worth following.
Experts were left with no choice but to issue a dire warning about the ‘Sleepy Chicken’ trend taking social media by storm. The viral recipe involves cooking chicken breasts in Vicks NyQuil, which is a cough syrup that causes drowsiness.
The US Food and Drug Administration said that it boosts the likelihood of people misusing medicines, adding that the consequences can be deadly.
‘One social media trend relying on peer pressure is video clips of people misusing nonprescription medications and encouraging viewers to do so too.’ the FDA wrote.
Warn your grandkids about the ‘Sleepy Chicken’ trend! Source: Narcity
‘These video challenges, which often target the youngsters, can harm people and even cause death.’
The FDA went on to say that people don’t even need to take a bite out of the ‘Sleepy Chicken’ dish for it to cause serious harm.
‘Boiling medication makes it much more concentrated and changes its properties in other ways,’ it said.
‘Even if you don’t eat the chicken, inhaling the medication’s vapours while cooking could cause high levels of the drug to enter your body. It could also hurt your lungs. Put simply: Someone could take a dangerously high amount of the cough and cold medicine without even realising it.’
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The authority emphasised that misusing medicines in any form should be avoided.
NyQuil contains acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, and doxylamine. It’s not available in Australia. However, there are similar medications available which Aussies could be using to replicate the recipe.
Verywell Health states on their website: ‘Taking too much acetaminophen can potentially cause liver damage. According to research published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology, acetaminophen overdose accounts for more than 50 per cent of overdose-related acute liver failures in the United States.’
What are your thoughts on the ‘Sleepy Chicken’ trend? Should TikTok take more responsibility for harmful challenges similar to this? Let us know in the comments below!
This latest cooking trend only further proves that not every piece of advice you stumble across online is worth following.
Experts were left with no choice but to issue a dire warning about the ‘Sleepy Chicken’ trend taking social media by storm. The viral recipe involves cooking chicken breasts in Vicks NyQuil, which is a cough syrup that causes drowsiness.
The US Food and Drug Administration said that it boosts the likelihood of people misusing medicines, adding that the consequences can be deadly.
‘One social media trend relying on peer pressure is video clips of people misusing nonprescription medications and encouraging viewers to do so too.’ the FDA wrote.
Warn your grandkids about the ‘Sleepy Chicken’ trend! Source: Narcity
‘These video challenges, which often target the youngsters, can harm people and even cause death.’
The FDA went on to say that people don’t even need to take a bite out of the ‘Sleepy Chicken’ dish for it to cause serious harm.
‘Boiling medication makes it much more concentrated and changes its properties in other ways,’ it said.
‘Even if you don’t eat the chicken, inhaling the medication’s vapours while cooking could cause high levels of the drug to enter your body. It could also hurt your lungs. Put simply: Someone could take a dangerously high amount of the cough and cold medicine without even realising it.’
Source: @albertdamon506
The authority emphasised that misusing medicines in any form should be avoided.
NyQuil contains acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, and doxylamine. It’s not available in Australia. However, there are similar medications available which Aussies could be using to replicate the recipe.
Verywell Health states on their website: ‘Taking too much acetaminophen can potentially cause liver damage. According to research published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology, acetaminophen overdose accounts for more than 50 per cent of overdose-related acute liver failures in the United States.’
What are your thoughts on the ‘Sleepy Chicken’ trend? Should TikTok take more responsibility for harmful challenges similar to this? Let us know in the comments below!
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