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Doctors Say New ‘Chocolate Snorting’ Trend Could Have Deadly Consequences
that powdered chocolate can easily be targeted to kids.
Dr. Josephson said the dangers of snort- ing chocolate are actually amplified when it comes to kids, and that’s because their noses are smaller, and so are their sinuses.
“It’s going to clog it up sooner because there’s less space to deal with it,” he said.
If you’re going to have some choco- late, Dr. Josephson said skip the snort- ing and consume it the traditional way — eat it instead.
CBS2 left a voice- mail with Legal Lean — the creators of Coco Loko — but so far has not heard back.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A growing trend of people snorting chocolate could cause serious harm to their health.
First, there was
Four Loko — an alcoholic energy drink that some
kids just had to get their hands on — then there was the fire challenge, where young peo- ple across the country poured flam- mable liquid on their bodies before set- ting themselves on fire for a thrill.
Parsa Keyvani said.
The product is avail- able to order from the company’s web- site, but it’s not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
But that’s not stop- ping people from snorting it and shar- ing their experi- ences through social media.
“Intuitively there’s going to be more pulmonary prob- lems, more asthma, more bronchitis, and more other issues, maybe even can-
Dr. Jordan S. Josephson explained.
Now, as CBS2’s Marc Liverman reported, there is Coco Loko — a powder made up
mostly of chocolate, that you snort.
“I’ve never heard this before, but yeah that’s pretty scary,”
Dr. Josephson is a sinus specialist at Lennox Hill Hospital. He said there are no studies that look at the long term health risks of snorting chocolate, but the risks are there. Blocked sinuses can lead to snoring and sleep apnea, and that can be deadly.
“Sleep apnea leads to heart attacks and strokes,” he explained.
Another concern is
cers,”
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