A concern has been brought to our attention through the Chief Pharmacy Officer for Midlands NHS England relating to a ‘TIKTOK’ craze, where a young person takes a paracetamol overdose to see how long they stay in hospital. This has been in the media, see links below, though noting these are from August 2023:
TikTok: Parents warned about paracetamol overdose trend | Halesowen News
https://www.nationalworld.com/news/offbeat/tiktok-paracetamol-challenge-investigation-southampton-trend-4256823
Awareness has been raised by police through the crime commissioner. Tik Tok are denying all knowledge of this. The issue is being raised with National Children and Young people for NHS England.