Snorting Chocolate
Is snorting chocolate the latest teen drug? A new snortable chocolate powder is hitting the market in the U.S., sparking concerns about its health effects and whether it is a potential gateway drug for teens. This is almost like promoting snorting to teens. In a possible attempt to one-up Willy Wonka, a Belgian chocolatier wants chocolate lovers to indulge not with their tongues but with their noses. The chocolate shooter is a cocoa powder catapult that launches two small bumps of cocoa powder into the user’s nostrils. While it is obvious that creator Dominique Persoone has found himself at the extreme of chocolate obsession, what’s less known are the possible health effects of snorting chocolate; there is no research on the impact to the nose or lungs, although medical experts are far from condoning this indulgence. However, that has not discouraged Persoone from reportedly selling more than 20,000 kits online. Nor has it stopped a Vancouver, Canada, shop from becoming the first...