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FDA warns people to stop cooking chicken in Nyquil

The US Food and Drug Administration is taking a bizarre trend seriously. It may seem like cooking up raw chicken in cough syrup is the stuff of nightmares, but videos purporting to do just that have appeared on platforms including TikTok and Instagram. Last week, the FDA issued a warning over the misuse of medicines as inspired by social media videos. TikTok condemned the Nyquil videos.

Nyquil, an over-the-counter cough and cold medication, is made up of a combination of acetaminophen, dextromethorphan and doxylamine to treat a buffet of symptoms. It isn't to be confused with a marinade.

The FDA called the Nyqil chicken challenge "silly and unappetizing," then laid out exactly why it's a bad idea. "Boiling a medication can make it much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways," the FDA said. "Even 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 also hurt your lungs."
TikTok is aware of the videos. One user remixed a video showing a person cooking chicken on a stove top and pouring the green contents of a Nyquil bottle on it. TikTok placed a warning at the bottom saying, "Participating in this activity could result in you or others getting hurt."

"Content that promotes dangerous behavior has no place on TikTok. This is not trending on our platform, but we will remove content if found and strongly discourage anyone from engaging in behavior that may be harmful to themselves or others," a TikTok spokesperson told CNET.

Searching "Nyquil chicken" on TikTok generates a link to a guide on assessing online challenges that asks users to stop and think about what they've seen and to report challenges that maybe harmful.

The origin of the Nyquil chicken recipe is unclear, as is the purpose. The site Know Your Meme, which tracks online trends, suggests it first appeared back in 2017 and has also been called Sleepy Chicken.

Though many social media trends are harmless fun, there have been dangerous trends before, as with the social media-spread "blackout challenge," which encouraged people to choke themselves and is suspected of causing the deaths of two children.

In response to the Nyquil-basted chicken, the FDA offered guidance for parents, including more general advice to keep medications away from children and to openly discuss the dangers of drugs and social media trends.

One more time for anyone in the back: Don't cook with Nyquil.

https://www.cnet.com/culture/internet/stop-cooking-chicken-in-nyquil-fda-begs-in-response-to-social-media-trend/

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Tik Tok = Darwinism.

It's simply amazing that people not only need to be warned not to do this, but rather that people are stoopid enough to want to try these insane Tik Tok "challenges."

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"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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Tiktok is for complete retards. Hopefully they all do kill themselves.

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Billions of them? Zoomers suck !

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Tiktok is like any other platform. It's what you make it. It's really more attuned to your interests than most if not all other ones. I never see stupid shit like that. I see funny, cute, and interesting stuff.

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I know! You'd think people would learn their lesson after others died doing these these challenges (like the "blackout challenge").

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The "blackout challenges" really frighten me. There are children committing suicide. I've watched some of the channels on YT where they disclose what some of the victims were doing because of Tik Tok, many of them luring in children and giving them instructions to livestream it, and make sure the door to their bedroom is closed so their parents cannot look in and see what they're doing, or the challenge "doesn't count."

It's really another form of bullying, preying on people of all ages who are seeking validation and desperate for a sense of belonging, and of course, fame. Their insecurities lead to their becoming victims, landing them with severe injuries (think milk crate challenge) or death (the "blackout challenge" as you mentioned).

Toxic mix = peer pressure + Tik Tok

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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It happened on YouTube too. I wonder if it happened on MySpace before that (I doubt it).

This is from 2016:

Social media has transitioned from an outlet of social interaction to a parasite that is negatively shaping the behavior of both the youth and adult populations. Since when is intentionally harming yourself or others an appropriate trend? Every month it’s something new, whether it’s swallowing cinnamon, lighting yourself on fire, putting salt and ice on your skin or shocking your body with a freezing ice bath. Whatever act of stupidity you choose to be your poison, the fact remains that it’s stupid.

Who knows who the originator of these online challenges that potentially burn your skin or make you choke to death was, but why someone would think its cool to follow along is still the million-dollar question. Go on YouTube and type in the word “challenge.” You’ll instantly lay your eyes on people of all ages from all over the world finding humor in harming themselves.

The cinnamon challenge, in which you try to swallow a spoon full of cinnamon without water, could cause inflammation of the throat and severe coughing and choking. Yay, you scarred your throat and lungs for a 10-minute YouTube video that your two subscribers will see. Here’s a cookie.

It might seem harmless. You and your friends are bored one night and decide to participate in a challenge to pass the time. Take the “good kids high” challenge, which involves one participant holding his or her breath until they lose consciousness, giving them an ultimate high. According to ABC News, since 2012, there have been over 400 fatalities due to this online challenge. The problem with the challenge is that when the people participating lose consciousness, they often die or become injured when they make contact with objects in the room or on the floor as they fall.

The worst part of it all is you have YouTube stars getting paid to do these dangerous challenges. Imagine the impact a YouTuber with millions of followers has on the world. With one video, they impact millions of viewers, and it only takes one “cool” person to do it before others chime in. Why is our generation so easily influenced? We are the age of technology, not poor judgment.

Do not put your health or your friend’s health in danger just to be a part of a fad that will surely fade. Today, it’s drinking your own pee and lighting yourself on fire, and tomorrow it will be chopping off fingers and jumping off cliffs. When do you draw the line?

Social media has too much influence on our daily lives. We can’t eat without posting it, we can’t post how we truly feel because we’re afraid of what others will think, we only wear what we see others wearing, and our ideas of what is considered suitable for leisure time have to be able to fit into a catchy hashtag.

Can we think for ourselves for once? I know it’s hard to think for yourself when you have media outlets hand-feeding you five-star garbage, but I believe in you.

The most recent challenges consist of ice baths, over-eating junk food, swallowing slices of ham without chewing and stuffing your mouth with ice or marshmallows. The list is endless. Sure there are some fun ones, like question challenges or drawing, but anything that might upset your stomach, cause an injury or even cause death is better to avoid.

Let’s act like responsible college students and choose not to participate in challenge trends we see our peers doing. Not only does it make you look immature, but many of these challenges are also hazardous. I value my health.

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Just eat Turkey for sleep,it's full of natural Tryptophan.

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This is very true.

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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. Seriously though are people who do these challenges lacking total common sense?

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Are you flirting with Lilith?

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No,just talking,she thinks I should be sprayed with a spray bottle of water lol.

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How dare she !!

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I think most of them.

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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In stores. Don't use it for chicken.

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Oh, I guess they don't sell it in stores in the UK. One site says "Night Nurse" has the same ingredients. There's also at least one site that sells Nyquil to UKers, but it's ridiculously expensive.

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And you guys think that I'm crazy?

It's just goes to show you that you all are accusative towards me and out of touch with reality.

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Yes,you're super crazy.

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