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Doctors are warning kids across the country to stop “ smoking Smarties ” -- a fad they say can lead to infections , chronic coughing , choking and even maggots feeding off sugary dust in your nose .
Adolescents and teens have been crushing and inhaling candy , and then exhaling it , in an effort to look as though they ’ re smoking cigarettes , the Wall Street Journal reported Friday .
Health experts fear the behavior may lead to harmful conditions . Some kids have already shown signs of developing a “ smoker ’ s cough .” Oren Friedman , a Mayo Clinic nose specialist , cautioned that frequent use could lead to infections or even worse , albeit rare , conditions , such as maggots inside the nose .
The trend came as a surprise to officials at Summit Middle School in Frisco , Colo ., in the fall when a clique of sixth graders started “ smoking ” Smarties -- a popular , disk-shaped sugar candy .
Though they call it “ smoking ,” the kids aren ’ t actually lighting a match to the candy . Instead , they crush it into a fine powder in its wrapper , draw it into their mouths and then blow it out in a cloud of dust .
The fad worries Corinne McGrew , the school nurse at Summit School District . “ My biggest concern was that they would aspirate the wrapper or a whole Smarties and it would be a choking hazard ,” she told the Wall Street Journal .
The problem is happening all over the country — and Smarties isn ’ t the only candy of concern , said Eric Ostrow , vice president of sales and marketing at Ce De Candy Inc ., which manufactures Smarties in Union , N . J .
“ It can be done with anything made with sugar and compressed — Necco Wafers , Conversation Hearts , SweeTarts , Lik-M-Aid is already pulverized and so is Pixy Styx ,” Ostrow told the Journal . “ I don ’ t want to be complimented that we ’ re the number one choice .”
40 | North Dakota Spring / Summer 2014 | abusemagazine . org
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