Users have been warned against the danger of the Snapchat app, which can capture and send racy images unbeknownst to the owner, but the new Snapchat drug can be riskier — deadly, even. The Snapchat pills come in pink and blue and bear the Snapchat logo, even though there is no affiliation with the mobile app. Police say the drug contains the same ingredients that are in bath salts.
Four men were sent to the hospital in Darwin, Australia after taking the Snapchat drug. The men were reportedly showing symptoms of wild aggression and hysteria, prompting police to issue a warning. One man was sent to intensive care, while the other three were treated by hospital staff. This is the second case in a month in which individuals have been hospitalized for using the hardcore drug.
“You certainly don’t want to be putting this in your body. It’s nothing new — this Snapchat is a new logo, [but] it’s the same poison,” said Active Superintendent Peter Shiller of the Drug and Organised Crime Division in Australia.
Some may remember the severe after effects of bath salts, which resulted in several cases of real-life zombie attacks.
Police have strongly warned against taking the drug.