Doctors are warning parents about a dangerous new trend after six teenagers drank hand sanitizer and ended up in Southern California emergency rooms with alcohol poisoning.
Dr. Billy Mallon works in the emergency room at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center.
He said he’s seen too many young people come through the hospital’s doors because they tried to get drunk by guzzling hand sanitizer.
It doesn’t sound appealing, but you have to remember that kids don’t have access to alcohol so they’re very creative,” Mallon told KTLA.
The trend may seem harmless or even laughable, but doctors say it’s harmful and dangerous.
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