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'Tan Jabs' Endangering Consumer Health
Michael Evans-Brown of Liverpool John Moores University highlights the fact that drugs like Melanotan I and Melanotan II, used to tan the skin, are easily available via the Internet, tanning salons and hairdressers.
While the actual number of people having tan jabs is unknown, he says that a thriving online community of users exists.
He pointed out that the largest online community, Melanotan.org, has more than 5,000 members.
He is afraid that people using such drugs might be risking their health.
"Serious concerns exist about the quality of the preparations that are currently available - not only the drug content and dose, but also contaminants and sterility. Some users, especially those who are injecting drugs for the first time, are reusing or sharing injecting equipment, which places them and others at risk of infections, including blood borne viruses," the British Medical Journal quoted him as saying.
Clinical trials have so far linked melanotans to only facial flushing, nausea and vomiting, one of the greatest concerns.
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