On January 25, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) alerted young people to the risk involved in a challenge that has gone viral on the TikTok platform.
The game, called “Whoever falls asleep last wins,” consists of consuming controlled drugs that induce sleep and trying to stay on edge for as long as possible.
“The inappropriate consumption, without medical supervision and irresponsible of drugs with anxiolytic properties such as clonazepam, has side effects that range from drowsiness, dizziness and nausea to loss of balance, coordination problems, headache, muscle or joint pain,” he said. Cofepris in a statement.
The authorities of Guanajuato, the capital of the state that bears the same name, reported that this Monday morning they received a call from a woman who asked for help because two elementary school students were intoxicated.
Upon arriving at the scene, the authorities identified 15 students, between the ages of 10 and 11, with symptoms of clonazepam poisoning, for which they were transferred to different clinics to assess their state of health.
