Teens using vodka-soaked tampons

17:00 AEST Wed Nov 23 2011

Health Hub staff

Teens getting drunk from vodka-soaked tampons?

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According to a report by the US' KPHO news, male and female teens are utilising vodka-soaked tampons to get drunk — potentially putting their health at risk. But is it true or urban legend?

Teens are supposedly soaking a tampon in alcohol and inserting it in their rectums or vagina, a school resource officer told the KPHO news. This way alcohol is absorbed directly into the bloodstream through the membrane walls, which Dr. Lisa Masterson, co-host of talkshow The Doctors says will "literally destroy the vagina."

This method has many potential dangers, Dr Dan Quan from Maricopa Medical Center told KPHO news. "It's problematic because you don't really know how much you're going to absorb."

"If the person does pass out or lose consciousness, health care professionals won't necessarily know that they have to look in those areas and that may delay treatment," Quan said.

It's been claimed that reports of young people using tampons to get drunk quickly are nothing more than an urban legend. What do you think?

User comments

i hope these teenagers won't be lighting their farts on fire too!

It is a very strange thing that it is so very difficult to teach young people all the good stuff, the stupid stuff they learn all by themselves.

I so totally agree with what Juddez said. why would people go to all this trouble just to make up stories just so they have a story to publish. I reckon they should get their facts straight and publish only story that are true not made up stories. This is just teaching kids more ways to do silly stupid things when in fact its not funny at all. Stop giving kids ideas!!!!!!!!!!

There seems to be no limit to the crazy things teenagers will do. Is this any more bizarre than injecting drugs directly into the bloodstream? Teenagers will try anything regardless of health effects.

I agree with Juddez

Regardless of whether this is true or not.......the media should think twice before advertising this crap!

I wonder if you can smell it on your breath, or whether it would show after being breath tested.

true or not true, there's gotta be better news to write than this.

no they dont put it there thats bloody ridiculous they put it under there armpits and for arguments sake yes it does work.. apparently

This is bull! I agree with the others, this is just the media giving young teens Stupid ideas.Now that they've read this article they're most probably going to share it with their friends which will leave them curious and they'll try it just to see if it is true. Too be honest, I think it wouldn't be possible.. You can't shove a soaked tampon in your vagina or rectum, because it'll expand and become soft.. therefore your body wouldn't absorb much let alone any. The media should stop spinning such stupid articles and focus on the more important things!