Correspondence| Volume 32, ISSUE 8, P941-942, August 01, 2014

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

Published:May 09, 2014DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.04.050
A new clandestine route of ethanol administration? Volume of vodka absorbed in commercially available tampons. An in vitro study
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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 [

      Fox News 17. Grand rapids: vodka-soaked tampons: teens using dangerous tactic to avoid getting caught. http://fox17online.com/2013/11/04/vodka-soaked-tampons-teens-using-dangerous-tactic-to-avoid-getting-caught/#ixzz2v3VFsLxl. Accessed April 4, 2014.

      ,

      NBC News 2. Fort Meyers. Dangerous trend: vodka tampons. http://www.nbc-2.com/story/18638042/dangerous-trend-vodka-tampons. Accessed April 4, 2014.

      ]. 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 [

      YouTube. Vodka soaked tampons. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vodka+soaked+tampons. Accessed April 4, 2014.

      ]. We performed an in vitro experiment to assess volume of ethanol tampons absorbed using vodka.
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      Publication History

      Published online: May 09, 2014
      Accepted: April 28, 2014
      Received in revised form: April 22, 2014
      Received: April 14, 2014

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      ☆No honorarium, grant, or other form of payment was given to anyone to produce the manuscript.

      ☆☆None of the authors have any conflicts of interest.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.04.050

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