Recently, a new TikTok challenge became popular among students that once again puts their health at risk, since they are taking Viagra, a drug that, according to Medline Plus, It is used to treat erectile dysfunction in adult men. However, young people mix it with different drinks, such as juices, soft drinks or water to carry out the challenge.
The authorities of different South American countries are on alert, as more and more young people join in trying the challenge that is in trend, without understanding that the side effects they may face can be very dangerous.
A video circulating on social networks shows some underage students doing the new challenge that is going viral on TikTok and in the description of the images they assure that they are drinking water with Viagra.
But the most alarming thing is that in the different cases that have been reported in the media, some young people are putting Viagra in the drink of some of their friends without telling them, all to play a “joke” on them.
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Unfortunately, there are already several young people who have ended up in the hospital, as this medication should not be taken without a prescription and should not be taken by people under 18 years of age.
The National Institute of Food and Drug Surveillance of Colombia has detailed the side effects of Viagra that is consumed without medical supervision and among these are heart attacks, dizziness or lightheadedness, cerebral or pulmonary hemorrhage, fainting, chest pain , even sudden death.
Hopefully soon an information brigade will be organized involving schools and parents to try to make young people aware of how harmful it can be to play with these harmful trends.