The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned people not to participate in the internet NyQuil chicken challenge, as it could be a downer. .“The challenge sounds silly and unappetizing — and it is,” said the FDA in a statement. .“But it could also be very unsafe.”.The FDA said this recipe for disaster involves people stewing chicken in NyQuil or some other cough and cold medication, presumably to eat. .The FDA went on to say boiling a medication can make it more concentrated and change its properties. It added the NyQuil chicken challenge can be a snoozefest because even if people do not eat the chicken, inhaling the medication’s harmful vapours while cooking could be concerning..The NyQuil chicken challenge could leave people yawning from lung damage..The FDA said parents can continue to have sweet dreams by keeping cold and cough medications and prescription drugs away from children and locking them up to prevent accidental overdoses. .It said parents should have an un-dozy conversation with their children and discuss the dangers of misusing drugs and how social media trends can lead to serious problems. Parents should remind their children nightmares can occur because of potential drug overdoses. .If children have taken too much medication and are showing side effects, parents should call 911 to receive immediate medical attention or contact poison control at 1-800-222-1222 or online. .The FDA warned about previous craziness in 2020 by speaking out against the Benadryl challenge, which saw people take large amounts of the allergy medication to try to induce hallucinations. .That warning was prompted after stories of teenagers needing to go to emergency rooms — and dying in some cases — after ingesting too much Benadryl.
