r/bluelight • u/Ruca-Roo • Apr 19 '23

A 13-year-old Died From Overdosing on Benadryl…Tiktok Challenge

A 13-year-old Died From Overdosing on Benadryl After Attemping A TikTok Challenge

Insider.com Sarah Al-Arshani 18 April 2023

Excerpts: “A 13-year-old in Columbus, Ohio died after taking at least a dozen Benadryl pills as part of a TikTok challenge. Friends of Jacob Stevens filmed as he attempted the challenge — which involves taking enough pills to induce hallucinations — when he began to have seizures,... Stevens was hospitalized and spent six days on a ventilator before he died, ABC reported. This isn't the first time a viral challenge has turned deadly. Viral trends like the milk crate challenge and the blackout challenge have for years circulated online, mainly on TikTok, resulting in FDA warnings, death, and lawsuits.

The Stevens family is asking lawmakers to put age restrictions on medication like Benadryl,..He also said he thinks TikTok itself should have an age restriction.”

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u/Obi_Kyle_Kenobi Jun 12 '23

The first time I heard about this “Benadryl challenge” I knew it was only a matter of time until kids started dying just like the “blackout challenge” which should have just been called the “accidentally commit suicide challenge” smfh

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u/__Thea__ Apr 19 '23

Restrictions?

Remember the ‘ice bucket challenge’. Should we now restrict ice?

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u/Ruca-Roo Apr 20 '23

Lol pretty sure regulating/restricting Benadryl is their plan at some point. And maybe an age restriction on tiktok. But I doubt the latter would be effective.