Chroming Trend Conducted by Teenagers on Social Media, Can Lead to Death

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Chroming Trend Conducted by Teenagers on Social Media, Can Lead to Death

"Dream - There are many trending challenges or challenges that are developing in social media. Many lead to positive things but there are also many that are deadly challenges or towards negative things."

"As parents and having a teenager who has started to engage in social media, it is important to be aware of these challenge trends. One that needs to be watched out for is the chroming challenge or chroming trend."

Chroming is a challenge to inhale the aroma of household products or other chemicals. Many teenagers do it just to satisfy their curiosity and be present on social media.

"Bisa Berdampak Fatal" in English is "Can Have Fatal Impacts".

Recently, chroming has become a trend and gone viral on social media, especially Tiktok. There was a case of a 13-year-old child from Australia who died after following this trend. Then, on March 2, 2024, in the UK, a boy also died after inhaling toxic chemicals and participating in the chroming trend. "Chroming is the act of intentionally inhaling chemicals or vapors with the purpose of getting intoxicated or poisoned," said Kelly Johnson-Arbor, a medical toxicology expert at the National Capital Poison Center.

Chroming is indeed not a new thing, only the form is different. This trend has been widespread on Tiktok since early 2024. Inhaling chemicals from household products such as glue, aerosol paint, and so on can indeed make you intoxicated.

That makes curious teenagers try this dangerous trend. "Chroming is an illegal act categorized as one of the abuses of easily evaporating chemical substances. This (chroming) is a dangerous method to get drunk," said Betty Choi, a pediatrician.

Teenagers Use Markers and Spray Paint a Lot

Johnson Arbor, a medical expert in Washington DC, mentioned that there are several forms of chroming, namely sniffing (inhaling vapors directly from a container, such as a bottle of nail polish remover), bagging (inhaling vapors, such as air freshener spray directly from its container), and huffing (inhaling gasoline, lighter fluid, or other vapors soaked in cloth). He revealed that huffing is the most dangerous method.

"\u201cSteam is often more concentrated when soaked in cloth or sprayed into bags, inhaling chemicals through this method can increase the amount of smoke inhaled and cause higher levels of poisoning,\u201d he said."

According to Arbor, the products commonly used by Gen-Z for chroming are spray paint and easily accessible markers. Typically, teenagers participate in the chroming trend because they want to be recognized by their friends or as a form of teenage rebellion. "These products are also unlikely to attract the attention of teachers, parents, caregivers, or law enforcement," said Dr. Arbor. Report by Salma Rihhadatul Aisy / Source: Parents.

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