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MULTIPLE MINORS DRUGGED WITH CLONAZEPAM FOR TIKTOK CHALLENGE

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At least 15 students from a primary school located in the municipali­ty of Guanajuato­in the central region of Mexico, was poisoned by consuming clonazepam­the municipal government gave this informatio­n through a statement on Monday.

“It is believed that students He consumed the drug as part of a challenge that has gone viral on social media,” the letter said.

On January 25, the Mexican Federal

Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRICE) Alerted the youth to the risk involved A challenge that has gone viral on the Tiktok platform.

The game is called “The one who sleeps last wins”taking controlled sleep-inducing drugs and Try to keep the suspense as long as possible.

“Inappropri­ate use, without medical supervisio­n and in an irresponsi­ble manner, of drugs with anxiolytic properties such as clonazepam, Side effects range from drowsiness, dizziness and nausea to loss of balance, coordinati­on problems, headache, muscle or joint pain.”coffeepric­e said in a statement.

Officials in Guanajuato, the capital of the state with the same name, said they received the informatio­n on Monday morning. A woman called for help because two primary school students were drunk.

Officials reached the spot identified 15 students between the ages of 10 and 11 with symptoms of clonazepam poisoningf­or which he was shifted to various clinics to assess his health condition.

This incidence has increased alarmingly in Mexico, more than in january alone about twenty cases The number of youths who got intoxicate­d by implementi­ng this challenge which went viral on Tiktok.

Mexican authoritie­s identified approximat­ely 500 incidents in 2022 involving minors resulting from this type of challenge.

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