Teens have moved on from cocaine. They now "snort" condoms
Not all resurrections are pleasant. Case in point, the "condom snorting challenge" which has found its way back on the Internet after 2013. Teens are putting up videos performing this challenge, which involves inhaling an unwrapped condom through the nose and then pull it out through mouth or pharynx. Apart from being exceptionally gross, this challenge has dangerous consequences.
A bit of history: How the challenge started
Reports claim the challenge started in 2007 but gained popularity after a YouTuber Savannah String uploaded her video in 2013. She was seen 'performing' the challenge on Taylor Swift's song '22'. Her act went all the more viral after ABC covered it. Soon, teens started participating in the challenge, and now the bizarre challenge has made a comeback, definitely not a happy one.
Dear teens, use condom during sex, not snorting: it's dangerous
Snorting condoms is extremely dangerous. Apart from putting one at risk of choking, it increases the chance of infection multi-fold. Inhaling a condom would be painful, uncomfortable and bad news for lungs. Reportedly, accidentally swallowing a condom during oral sex made a woman sick for six months, before doctors traced the source of her persistent cold and fever to the item.
Teachers demonstrate challenge to educate parents about danger
In some parts of the United States, district schools are conducting special classes for parents to make them aware of this dangerous trend. "As graphic as it is, we have to show parents because teens are going online looking for challenges and recreating them," a special instructor said. He added "likes" on social media drive teens to do such activities.
Snorting condoms joins long list of weird things teens do
Notably, this is not the only bizarre challenge that has kept teens busy. As a part of "bath salt challenge," teens rub salt on some body part, then hold ice on it, which produces a "burning" sensation. Earlier, they were spotted biting into laundry detergent packets and called it "Tide Pod challenge." The company had to issue a statement explaining why it was dangerous.
