Schools warn of dangerous ‘Benadryl Challenge’ impacting B.C. students
Officials say the trend has led to hospitalizations and deaths among teenagers, and parents are urged to secure over-the-counter medicines.
- On Wednesday, School District 83 warned parents about the dangerous 'Benadryl Challenge' on TikTok, which has already impacted students in Shuswap and North Okanagan.
- The 'Benadryl Challenge' is an 'extremely dangerous and potentially lethal' internet trend that encourages adolescents to ingest massive, toxic doses of Benadryl to trigger hallucinations or euphoric highs.
- Participants typically ingest 12 or more tablets at once, causing anticholinergic poisoning, seizures, and cardiac arrest; the trend has resulted in numerous hospitalizations and multiple confirmed deaths among teenagers.
- The School District urges parents to 'lock up medications' and monitor household inventory, while recommending immediate emergency calls if a child collapses, has a seizure, or struggles to breathe.
- TikTok is working to block searches for the challenge on its platform, while public health officials and police have issued urgent warnings about the risks of over-the-counter Benadryl misuse.
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