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This latest one is just gross. It seems kids have found a new way to get high by inserting vodka soaked tampons into the vagina. And just so the boys won't be left out, it works rectally as well. This is one of those awful things that no one wants to believe is possible, but read on.
If you search the Internet, you will find some dispute about whether this is a real occurrence or a rumor. Keep in mind that many vaginal medications are routinely administered via tampon, and that the unprotected membranes of the vagina and anus would allow alcohol to enter the bloodstream faster than the acid protected gastrointestinal tract. The truth is it doesn't matter how it started, kids may try it when they hear about it.
It's important to stay one step ahead of your kids when it comes to drugs and alcohol. Just look at all the forum activity I found by googling vodka soaked tampon.
Usually when a rumor starts flying, there's at least a little truth to it. So whatever you believe to be the truth, there's no excuse for not at least acknowledging this might be a possibility. Remember when no one believed kids were really having all that oral sex?
Intoxication by alcohol soaked tampon is thought to be undetectable by parents and others. Kids think it prevents the smell of alcohol on the breath, but they're wrong. Because alcohol is partially eliminated from the body through the lungs, when alcohol is in the blood, it will always be present in expired air, and therefore detectable by smell. This is how breathalyzer tests measure blood alcohol content. It has nothing to do with how the alcohol is taken in.
Another perceived benefit is that the user gets high without the stomach upset associated with drinking. While this may be true, putting ethanol into contact with the highly sensitive vaginal or rectal mucosa likely causes burning discomfort in the short term and a drying effect over the long term. This could lead to bleeding during normal functioning.
Though this may be the first you've heard of this unusual way to catch a buzz, Oxford University scientific journals first reported the practice in the 1990s. In 2002, the University of Bristol organized seminars "Alcohol, Education and Young People", including a session on the practice of young females inserting tampons soaked in alcohol. Apparently it's very popular in Europe and South America, especially Columbia.
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I guess I'm not surprised, considering the number of medications that are administered rectally. Even if it is a rumor, some people will try it when they hear about it and make it real. It will likely not stop at alcohol. Some days i am surprised that humanity has not exterminated itsaelf.
Alas where is my innocence gone?
What will happen to our children or for that matter their children?
hey, i am 18. i live in indiana. icannot believe this. its crazy. absolutely crazy. i have never heard of this before.its stupid actually. wow. thats all ican say.lol.
Lela, I love that you stay current or even a head of the curve of the difficult choices that our kids will have to make. The downside of this method of consumption seems a lot worse than drinking vodka. I can't imagine this is very popular...But I've been surprised before.
Lela, once again, you blew me away!! I had NO idea about this method..and I typically pride myself on being somewhat up on what's going on in that generation of people...thanks for the heads up!!
Wow something new every day thanks for the info!
-Raquel M Jackson
www.raquelmjackson.com
Wow this is something I never would have thought about... It's crazy! Honestly, I'd rather drink it than stick it up me...
I do agree with bloggerdollar in the sense that the kids who practice this must have been badgered from their parents about not drinking that they needed to try something else... I mean technically it's not drinking, but you're getting the same result it seems...
But, it does seem that according to the article, maybe it is more addicting than regular drinking...
I think it is too much information for our children..and they will try whatever is news....sad..I am hooked on a feeling....I hate all the easy ways told to our children....what are we becoming in this country anyway???? We are Americans who stand for all things..we are the BREAD BASKET of the world..and we are giving this information out??? I am sorry there are limits.....It is good though that parents are informed..but as parents you can't stop what the children will try..I know I am 68 and have 3 children ...7 grandchildren and 1 great-grand-child... i have seen a lot...maybe not all..but i have Faith in what we believe in if we can teach it to our children..from birth on..goodness...truth..honesty..God...rise above the challenges we face...we are special and good people..we are the children of god... G-Ma :O)
This is interesting information. Parents can, in fact, be very present in their children's lives and stop them from doing dangerous things. Parents should, and can, be aware of what is happening in the lives of their children.
Lela! I think that I was a little happier before I read your article. I'm shocked to say the least.
Thanks for your informative but very disturbing HUB
regards Zsuzsy
I guess my only hesitancy to believe this is that if you soaked a tampon in vodka, it would expand and not be usable. I guess if you squeezed it out and reinserted it into its little tube you could do it, but how much would there be to absorb?
I don't doubt much about teens and stupid acts, though.
Zoinks! I'm glad I have boys.
I'm in a relationship with a woman who was a stripper until the beginning of last week. She's told me about two other strippers who are banned from drinking at the club who soak tampons in vodka. I didn't ask what they insert them in - I assume the vagina but am just guessing. I asked if the manager can't figure out they're still getting drunk and she told me he just assumes they're getting high. Apparently that's ok with him - go figure.
Actually saw this on CSI the other night; couldn't believe it! Wow...hard to stay up on all the "creative" ways to do incredibly stupid things. Thanks for the hub!
No medicines are administered via tampons. If you don't even know simple medical terms, why would I believe this article?
I kind of agree with uadouche. I don't think that a tampon would absorb enough vodka to get somebody that drunk.
its true and is done quite easily, i do it often.
I just caught my daughter shoving not 1, but TWO vodka-soaked tampons (VST's). I can't believe this is happening to our family, this is terrible. Parents need to be aware of this horrible problem.
Hi All - Sorry for the deluge of spam and inappropriate comments on this Hub. I've tightened up the controls, and if that doesn't take care of it I'll remove the comments.
Lela, you censor "inappropriate" comments, but you write an "inappropriate" article. If it is not appropriate for children, it is not appropriate for adults. I am a college student and my experiences have taught me that the children with the over protective parents who try and censor the world around them, and try to "stay a step ahead", are usually the kids who when they go to college, blow a bunch of coke, participate in dorm room gangbangs, flunk out of school, and end up blowing dick for smack, in an abandoned house, in the ghetto. Quit spying on your children and talk to them, they would be far less likely to shove vodka soaked tampons up their ass.
noahsp, Thanks for your comment. My intention with this Hub is to educate parents as to what's out there. From this parent's perspective, it's not so much a matter of staying ahead as it is just knowing what we're dealing with.
As for the inappropriate comments, there were several kids posting just silly things with no thought behind them. I agree with you that talking to our kids, listenting to our kids, is the key.
Noahsp, Congratulations to you on making it to college. I know there are kids who go wild once they get out from under their parents' roofs. But the activities you describe are happening at the high school, junior high school and even middle school level. We as parents really are behind the curve when it comes to the creative ways our kids find to abuse their minds and bodies -- ways that go well beyond anything we did as teens or even as adults.
Lela is just trying to open parents' eyes, not suggest that parents spy on their kids. I'd rather read about things like this here then wait and watch them in episodes of Law & Order.
Thank you, Lela. MM
Thanks, Mighty Mom. The thing is I was completely shocked when I first learned about this. I figured other parents would be too. It's the type of thing I talk with my neighbors about on the driveway, and that's why I shared it here.
I appreciate this information. My girls are still young, but this is something I will remember... I would never have thought!! The younger a person is exposed to alcohol, the higher his or her chances of becoming addicted - not a good thing. Thank you for a great hub written in a very tasteful manner :)
Thanks, Ardie. It's scary, but the more we know, the better we can face things realistically.
I only wish I had access to information like this about 7 years ago. And that the parents of my son's friends would take their heads out of the sand and believe what their "little darlings" were/are REALLY up to. Truth is, kids will always be one step ahead of parents because parents want to believe the best, not the worst.
With kids accessing the internet (or even if your kids can't, there are kids at their school who can and do), it's frightening and appalling the things they can be exposed to. Some days I really do want to turn back the clock and give my son the reasonably naive teenhood I had. *nostalgic sigh*
Mighty Mom, Just think how our parents felt! What we did seemed crazy and scary to them. You're right, the kids are always a step ahead. And in a way it has to be that way. It's just the world we live in.
Hey-
Im 19 and I go to Augsburg College. I've heard of people doing this kind of thing before. Although I would NEVER because it just sounds dangerous and dumb. After I read this article I told a few friends about it who responded with a stone faced ya i know about that. Its just crazy. A lot of people have the annoying kind of parents who FREAK OUT about everything. Which is sad and unfortunate. Fortunately for me my mom has always been really understanding of everything and has chosen her battles well all of my 19 years. I feel perfectly comfortable to ask her about all kinds of things and she has provided me with good advice so I can live a healthy life. What I mean is that a lot of kids do stuff and try to hide it from their parents vs asking them about it first.
Well, you're right ... this is a new one on me, but I dont' doubt it one bit. I just told my 17 year old about it and he hadn't heard of it either. We all know that if you try and tell most teenagers anything, they will do the opposite, so I simply said: "Can you imagine a guy doing that and then being in a car accident? How would he EXPLAIN it to the ER doctors and nurses?????"
I'm pretty sure I don't ever have to worry about him trying it now... ;)
Earth Angel says:
2 years ago
You have got to be kidding!!?? GREAT Hub Lela!! As a Life Coach I am often asked to give talks to young teens about STD prevention and help them determine the meaning of sexual activity for themselves!! I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ABOVE!! I fully believe you Lela!! Thanks for keeping us all posted!! Wow!! I am just shocked!! Blessings on you for enlightening us all!! Earth Angel!!