A new clandestine route of ethanol administration? Volume of vodka absorbed in commercially available tampons. An in vitro study

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2014.04.050

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A new clandestine route of ethanol administration? Volume of vodka absorbed in commercially available tampons. An in vitro study☆☆☆

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Section of Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Lisa E. Vivero, PharmD

Drug Information Specialist, Irvine, CA

Cyrus Rangan, MD

Department of Public Health, Director of Toxicology, Los Angeles, CA

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.04.050

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Much attention in the popular press to “recent phenomenon” among adolescents and young adults using “tampons soaked in vodka” vaginally or rectally as clandestine means of administration [1,2]. It is unclear if this is a clinical concern for intoxication. At minimum, this is a “dare” practice in this group. The search term vodka-soaked tampons on YouTube (San Bruno, CA) search generated 735 results, many are videos of attempts of this unsafe practice [3]. We performed an in vitro experiment to assess volume of ethanol tampons absorbed using vodka.

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