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A 13 -year -old young man died in Ohio after “taking a handful of Benadryl”, trying to challenge the dangerous Tiktok that is circulating online, according to CNN and the GOFUNDME account from his family.
Jacob Stevens was participating in the challenge of Tijook with some friends at home when he was taking antihistamines, according to the family donation account. Jacob was on the artificial respirator for about a week before his death, According to wsyx.
CNN has not independently confirmed the cause of death.
The US Food and Drug Administration said in 2020 that the excess beer administration on Benadril could lead to “serious heart problems, seizures, coma, or even death.”
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Jeddah Jacob told anything that she could “make sure that another child is not going through” with the challenge.
In a statement of CNN, Tiktok said, “Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family. In Tiktok, we strictly prohibit and remove content that enhances dangerous behavior with the safety of our society as a priority. We have not seen this type of content direction on our basic system and prohibited searches for years to help inhibit behavior. The copy Our violations Community guidelines We encourage our society to report any content or accounts they care about. ”
Benadril, Johnson & Johnson, described the challenge as “dangerous”.
“We understand that consumers may have heard of an” challenge “online that includes misuse or abuse of Divenneidery,” is not historian. Online statement Read.
“The challenge, which includes swallowing excessive quantities of Divenhydramine, is a dangerous trend and must be stopped immediately. Beenadryl® products and other Diphenhydramine products should be used only as directed by the label.”
The statement added: “We are working with Tiktok and other social platforms to remove the content that displays this behavior.” “We will look to the partner through industry and with the main stakeholders to address this dangerous behavior.”
CNN has communicated with the Stevens and Columbus family general health for comment.
FDA 2020 Warning “I called Tiktok and strongly urged them to remove videos from her platform and to be vigilant to remove additional videos that may be published,” the agency said.
Benadryl is antihistamine used to treat symptoms such as runny nose or sneezing from the upper respiratory sensitivity, hay fever or common cold. The FDA (FDA) said it is safe and effective when used as recommended.
“Diphenhydramine is marketed under the name benadryl, trademarks, and perfection. The agency said:
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