Posted on 05/02/2014 1:30:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Teens are using Burts Bees lip balm to enhance a buzz.
Teenagers are finding new ways to get high and this time it’s by applying lip balm to the skin around their eyes.
It’s called “beezin,” named after the brand Burt’s Bees. Users say that it intensifies the feeling of being high or drunk.
Health officials say the peppermint oil in the lip balm increases tear production, causes swelling to the sensitive areas around the eyes and could cause some dangerous medical conditions.
“The appeal of using this lip balm towards the eye is because of the permeability, it being very instant,” said Certified Nurse Practitioner Tammy Todd with Minute Clinic. “It can cause a buzz to occur in young children.”
Anyone who has tried “beezin” and experiences pain or redness should seek medical attention.
Of course we do all realize these stories are made up right? Well we should. The press will believe anything a kid tells them.
Thanks. I think some soap and water and a bottle of eye drops would suffice for medical treatment. lol
Bob Costas?
It tastes horrible alright. It makes the smoke from burning pine seem smooth and tasty.
Been there, done that...except that I was only sorting habanero seeds...without gloves, natch. First trip to the restroom, and the burn commenced.
Whoa, I never knew that........
"Honey, would you put some jalapenos on your shopping list?".......
You’ve been hoaxed.
Nice try...I’ve learned my lesson. :-)
With bhut jolokia and trinidad scorpions in the house, it’s gloves, mask and goggles.
I have yet to obtain either of those peppers but I know someone who would eat them if I did. When pulling those dried XXX green chiles off of the drying wires one seed popped off and, naturally, avoided the lens of my glasses and went straight into my eye. Most intense 20 minutes of pain I’ve ever experienced.
You tried it? I just couldn’t go there-I don’t even like the smell of unburned bananas, never mind lit on fire.
I love the smell of burning pine-cedar too, but I wouldn’t smoke it...
No doubt...I'd rather take your word for it than experience it myself.
Only once! Yes, pine smoke smells good in small doses but a lungfull is killer. Potentially literally since pine smoke is toxic whereas hardwood smoke generally is not. Found that out when I grilled burgers over pine coals that weren’t sufficiently burned down.
Yes, I’m sure you would. But it might be just what these beezers are looking for. You could package up some Ghost Pepper seeds and sell them to the kids.
Some merchants at farmer’s market make you sign a waiver before they will sell you the super-hots...
That’s funny. When I handed a bag of the XXXhots to a friend, the one who can eat any chile, as a joke I made the disclaimer “I take no responsibility for any injury you may incur.” Sure enough a few minutes later I hear him cry out “@Q%$#%#!” He handled a chile and then forgot and rubbed his eye.
A friend of mine's old Art Linkletter joke comes to mind: Kids do the darnedest drugs.
You’re a braver man than I, Gunga Din...
Not any pine here, but plenty of cedar-actually, it is Ashe Juniper-but you don’t grill meat over it-there is plenty of oak and that is great to grill with.
Not a lot of hardwoods up here in the Rockies of northern CO where the burger incident happened. I would attribute it to ignorance though not bravery. I have cooked over pine coals many times since but with great care that there are only coals. Some willow or river birch twigs are good for kicking up the fire without risk but they are too small and burn too fast to make an entire camp fire with.
I burn twigs and bark from the cedar/juniper trees on the property over a lump of charcoal made for that purpose as incense when I pray my rosary for my friend who is fighting cancer...
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