So this is a thing now?
What about Vicks or Theraflu chicken? Or turkey stuffed with Smith Bros. cough drops?
Posted on 09/22/2022 5:34:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Cooking chicken in NyQuil cold medicine doesn't sound very appetizing — and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants you to know that it's definitely not safe, either.
The agency has issued a warning about videos that have surfaced on TikTok challenging people to cook chicken in NyQuil, which contains acetaminophen, dextromethorphan and doxylamine, or similar over-the-counter cough and cold medications, according to the FDA.
"Boiling a medication can make it much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways," the warning 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 has already slapped a warning on the the challenge, known as #sleepychicken. When searching for related videos on TikTok, users are greeted with a message: "Some online challenges can be dangerous, disturbing, or even fabricated. Learn how to recognize harmful challenges so you can protect your health and well-being."
NyQuil chicken was supposed to be a joke Although #sleepychicken has recently taken off on TikTok, the image of NyQuil-soaked chicken has been floating around the internet for years. In 2017, Twitter user Tristan Depew tweeted out an image of chicken in NyQuil. The tweet was a joke, and there was not an intention of eating the chicken or asking others to do the same, Depew told NPR.
"I have seen it on TikTok, which is a bit more concerning because the audience of my original tweet — which I do think started it all — is notably older," Depew said. "There is something to be said about the concern that the children over on TikTok might not treat this with as much caution."
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When reached for a comment regarding the FDA's warning, Procter & Gamble issued the following statement.
At P&G, consumer safety is our number one priority, and we do not endorse any inappropriate use of our product. NyQuil is an over the counter medication that treats nighttime symptoms of the common cold and flu. It should only be taken as directed using the dosage cup provided (Adults and Children 12 years and over: 30mL every 6 hours), not to exceed (4) doses per 24 hours
Harmful eating challenges like #sleepychicken follow previous dangerous trends, such as 2018's Tide Pod challenge and the Cinnamon Challenge, which peaked in 2012.
So this is a thing now?
What about Vicks or Theraflu chicken? Or turkey stuffed with Smith Bros. cough drops?
It is the same consistency (and color?) as some popular marinades, but I will try to remember not to do it.
For my sick chick...Smokey Barbecue Sauce does the trick in my house.
Also PLEASE DON’T SWALLOW RAZORBLADES.
And these are the people who think conservatives are stupid?
Hey idiots, if you get under your car, there is a drain that makes a chocolate fountain.
Please do instead. We’re getting very sick and tired of you frkkin’ idiots.
My parents generation was the greatest generation. The current young generation..not so much.
TikTok is owned by the Chinese communists.
So here’s my theory, of which I have no proof or evidence: TikTok allows all these “challenges” because they weaken American society.
Death by a thousand cuts, and all that.
People who do something because they saw it on tiktok are too stupid to understand what this warning is about.
To my palate the green NyQuil tastes like Jagermeister.
So... cook that yard pimp in Jagermeister! “That’s the money duuude”
Pay no attention tik tok fans. It tastes deliciuos and will remind you of Darwin’s last days...
𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘬𝘬𝘪𝘯’ 𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘴.
I’m about there too.
Sage advice from a well respected government “organization”!
Such insanity
Are people really this stupid? If so then the Darwin effect should kick in
Do you have a recipe for mRNA meatloaf?
This is probably going to make more kids aware that there is a such a thing.
The CDC - finding new ways to kill America’s youth!
It’s their job.
Definitely a twenty-first century issue....
Only college kids stressed out over climate change should try this
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