Every year there is a new social media challenge that encourages children to put their health at risk.
"Sleepytime Chicken" is back up on platforms like TikTok, where impressionable kids are encouraged to cook chicken with over thecounter cold and flu medicine. If that sounds like a stupid idea, the FDA is pushing back against it.
Kids might get a kick out of trying to cook the cursed chicken for themselves, and maybe even eat some of it. The Tide Pod challenge from a few years ago where people joked about or actually ate Tide Pods is a good example.
The challenge started out innocently, by making light of how delicious Tide Pods were. Time reported that at least 39 teenagers were hospitalized in the first 15 days of the year for consuming Tide Pods.
The FDA released a statement last Thursday saying that they want to nip the chicken in the bud before it gets any traction.
"One social media trend relying on peer pressure is online video clips of people misusing nonprescription medications and encouraging viewers to do so too."
Video challenges that target youths can cause death.
It's possible to overdose on the over-the-counter medication in a single day, but cooking it makes it even more dangerous.
The FDA said that boiling a medication can change it's properties. If you don't eat the chicken, inhaling the medication's Vapors while cooking could cause high levels of the drugs to enter your body. It could cause lung problems.
If you get near the stuff, you could end up in the hospital.
It's not clear if a lot of people are actually trying this recipe or a joke meant to scare parents. Since more and more children are using TikTok for their news, you can always be careful.
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