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Social media influencers promote injecting, snorting dangerous ‘Barbie drug’ | smh_andrew

Dangerous beauty trends such as inhaling and snorting tanning products are being promoted on TikTok as regulators warn of a “Barbie drug” that has serious side effects.about the use of products containing melanotan, a prescription-only medicine used to support the management of a rare, incurable genetic disease, which is being misused by some people to darken their skin.

Skerritt said melanotan was called the “Barbie drug” in part because some people used it for weight loss as well as getting a tan. British doctor Sophie Shotter British doctor Sophie Shotter posted a video on TikTok warning of “potential lethal” consequences of using a nasal spray to inhale melanotan.It is illegal to advertise either melanotan I or II, or supply them without a doctor’s prescription.Skerritt said there had been an increase in posts promoting the misuse of drugs on social media platforms. He also said the regulator was looking at acting against companies selling melanotan via links from social media posts.

Celebrity facialist Ingrid Seaburn said she had warned “curious” clients of her Bondi-based skin health studio about the risks of melanotan.British doctor Sophie Shotter also posted a video on TikTok warning of “potential lethal” consequences of using a nasal spray to inhale melanotan. The University of Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Societies manager Stephanie Raymond coined the term “melotanners” as part of her PhD research to describe people who inject melanotan.She said melotanners ranged from 18 to 60 years old and included students and professionals who “negotiated” the risk of sun exposure by injecting an unregulated substance.

Former LA-based celebrity facialist Ingrid Seaburn said she had warned “curious” clients of her Bondi-based skin health studio about the risks of melanotan, pointing out “the only safe tan was a fake tan”.“Only one or two have tried it and they reported experiencing reddening of the face, so a more flushed look at times, as well as increased pigment tones on freckles and moles,” she said.

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