Authorities are warning about a product dubbed the “Barbie drug" that promises to give users a tan without the sun, but can have serious side effects including, in rare cases, melanoma.
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TikTok and the Therapeutic Goods Administration have teamed up to combat the rising popularity of possible melanoma-inducing drug Melanotan, after online videos of people sniffing the illegal substance in order to get a tan skyrocketed in views.