Just a few months ago we warned you about a TikTok trend in which individuals—often teenagers—took as many as a dozen diphenhydramine pills in the belief that they would start hallucinating as a friend shot video to be posted online. At least one boy died. The latest trend has not killed anyone to date, but it could be more likely to be followed because it purports to help treat troublesome symptoms with a substance attainable in any grocery store. According to a report aired by NBC News, some TikTok content creators are online advocating that viewers drink borax diluted in water or soak in a borax bath to reduce inflammation and sooth joint pain. It’s already sending some viewers to emergency rooms and, presumably, urgent care centers with stomach irritation and severe rashes.
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Be Alert for Patients Following ‘Dr. TikTok’s’ Latest Advice