A 13-year-old boy from Ohio died last week after attempting a TikTok challenge that encouraged overdosing on Benadryl to experience hallucinations. His parents are now warning others.
Jacob Stevens was on a ventilator for a week before he died, his family told ABC 6.
His father, Justin Stevens, told ABC 6 the teen was at home with his friends when he overdosed. The friends were filming him attempt the challenge — which includes taking 12-14 pills of the allergy medication — before Jacob began seizing.
“When he did it all came at once and it was too much for his body,” the father told ABC 6 on Saturday.
Stevens said in the article the days his son spent in hospital were the worst of his life, and said Jacob was a “well-mannered, funny, loving kid,” ABC 6 reported.
The boy’s aunt, Ashley Dean, started a GoFundMe page for the family while he was still in hospital. Donations have doubled the initial US$4,000 goal.
“We have prayed and prayed for a miracle and that we would be able to bring Jacob home. No mother should have to say goodbye to their baby!,” the grieving aunt wrote in the fundraiser.
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