For young people in West Bengal’s Durgapur region, India, using soaked flavoured condoms to feel intoxicated has become the order of the day, reports have said.
It was stated that the high can last 10 to 12 hours but can have adverse effects on a consumer’s mental and physical health.
A shopkeeper of a medical store reportedly told newsmen that “Earlier, three to four packets of condoms were sold daily. And now packs of condoms are disappearing from a store”.
The reports stated that when flavoured condoms are soaked in hot water, polyurethane from the condoms is released, resulting in a cocktail that can give off a high that lasts for 10 to 12 hours at a time.
It is imperative to clarify that Polyurethane is a plastic substance used in everyday materials such as building insulation, car parts, and adhesive.
Reports also have it that the condoms are typically left to soak in water for six to eight hours before an individual would drink the water.
An employee at Durgapur Divisional Hospital, Dheeman Mandal told newsmen that the process can be addicting. “Condoms contain aromatic compounds. It breaks down to form alcohol. It is addictive. This aromatic compound is also found in dendrites glue. So many people use dendrite for addiction also,” Mandal said.
Harping on the development, experts have averred that consuming intoxicating flavoured-condom water is not without consequence.
“Drinking this water can cause intoxication and addiction. If consumed repeatedly, it will negatively impact the lungs and kidneys, as well as harm the body’s nervous system,” Joydeep Ghosh, an internal medicine expert at Fortis Hospital, Kolkata, said.
Another expert, Sanjith Saseedharan, the lead of critical care at the SL Raheja Hospital in Mumbai, added in a conversation with newsmen that “long-term use of this can lead to mental abnormalities, including violent behaviour, unconsciousness, and [in certain cases] even death.”
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