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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against cooking chicken in NyQuil after a social media challenge that encourages young viewers to try it went viral.
"One social media trend relying on peer pressure is online video clips of people misusing nonprescription medications and encouraging viewers to do so too," the FDA wrote. "These video challenges, which often target youths, can harm people — and even cause death."
The trend challenges people to cook chicken in NyQuil or similar over-the-counter cough and cold medications, according to the FDA. But, boiling certain medications can be harmful to breathe, let alone eat, the agency warned.
"Boiling a medication can make it much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways," the FDA wrote. "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."
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"One social media trend relying on peer pressure is online video clips of people misusing nonprescription medications and encouraging viewers to do so too," the FDA wrote. "These video challenges, which often target youths, can harm people — and even cause death."
The trend challenges people to cook chicken in NyQuil or similar over-the-counter cough and cold medications, according to the FDA. But, boiling certain medications can be harmful to breathe, let alone eat, the agency warned.
"Boiling a medication can make it much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways," the FDA wrote. "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."
Don't cook your chicken in NyQuil: FDA issues warning against social media challenge
Boiling certain medications can be harmful to breathe, let alone eat, the agency warned.
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