3 child Benadryl deaths spark fears of social media trends | Drudge Retort

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3 child Benadryl deaths spark fears of social media trends

Three children have died in Connecticut after overdosing on diphenhydramine, commonly sold as Benadryl. Their deaths have renewed warnings about a social media challenge encouraging kids to take dangerous amounts of the over-the-counter allergy medicine. When misused, diphenhydramine can lead to serious heart problems, seizures, coma or death.

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... Public health officials in Connecticut are sounding the alarm on the recent deaths of three children who overdosed on diphenhydramine, commonly sold as Benadryl.

The state's Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) couldn't confirm whether the deaths were linked to a social media challenge that encourages kids to take dangerous amounts of the drug, but doctors have been seeing an uptick in diphenhydramine abuse for years, ever since the social media trends began. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-12 12:13 AM | Reply

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-06-12 08:21 AM | Reply

"social media challenge"

It would be Government Censorship for the government to stop this information from flowing freely on Social Media.
--Republicans

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-12 11:03 AM | Reply

I really felt sorry for this kids.....until I read what they were doing.

obviously the democrat party lost 3 future members.

#4 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-06-12 02:20 PM | Reply

DEMOCRATIC PARTY are you Retarded?

Shrimpdick.

I think YOU ARE.

#5 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-06-12 03:58 PM | Reply

Baby killing Democrats have NO RIGHT to complain about this!
--Republicans

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-12 04:04 PM | Reply

#3 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

Oh please ... this would still happen with the Government Censorship.

The purpose isn't to stop these things, infact the purpose is to create more of it.

Similar to the

SPLC
Homeless NGOs
Poverty NGOs

You see the point of these "government" organizations isn't to stop the bad things from happening, in fact its to make sure there's always a supply so they get funded.
Sure there's one or two people that benefit, but not for the Billions spent.

Haven't you learned anything about what the Government, at this size, does yet? Beyond a certain point it appears to be perpetual grift machine.

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-12 04:58 PM | Reply

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