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Title: Health Buzz: Teens Are Placing Tide Pods in Their Mouths, Putting Their Health at Risk
Post by: rangerrebew on January 13, 2018, 01:56:37 pm

Health Buzz: Teens Are Placing Tide Pods in Their Mouths, Putting Their Health at Risk
The latest social media challenge poses many risks.

By David Oliver , Associate Editor, Social Media |Jan. 12, 2018, at 4:49 p.m.
 

It seems like every day there's another new fad keeping kids and teens occupied. But some trends are more dangerous than most – and the Tide Pod Challenge is no exception.

The trend involves kids placing Tide pods in their mouths, something that USA Today points out was actually satirized on the comedy website The Onion in 2015.

https://health.usnews.com/wellness/health-buzz/articles/2018-01-12/teens-are-placing-tide-pods-in-their-mouths-putting-their-health-at-risk

Title: Re: Health Buzz: Teens Are Placing Tide Pods in Their Mouths, Putting Their Health at Risk
Post by: Suppressed on January 18, 2018, 07:01:48 pm

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Title: Re: Health Buzz: Teens Are Placing Tide Pods in Their Mouths, Putting Their Health at Risk
Post by: Free Vulcan on January 18, 2018, 07:38:35 pm

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