Hand sanitizer: The new vodka for teens?
"There's a new trend among teens
looking for a buzz, doctors say, and it surrounds an unlikely household
item designed to keep us germ-free: ethanol-based hand sanitizer.
Teenagers are using it this stuff to get high, according to
health officials. Poison control centers nationwide say reports are on
the rise.
The big issue here is the alcohol content, says Dr. Robert J. Geller, a medical toxicologist and Emory University pediatrician.
He says these sanitizers "are actually products that are
60% ethanol which means they are 120 proof," and "if you drink 2 ounces
of it, it's like drinking 3 ounces of 80-proof tequila."
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