A shot of ... Hand Sanitizer?

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According the the NY Daily News, the in things amongst teens is Hand Sanitizer.  Really.
Six young people recently landed in a Southern California emergency room with alcohol poisoning after chugging the antimicrobial gel.
Hand sanitizer contains a whopping 62% ethyl alcohol — making the foul liquid akin to a shot of hard liquor.
YouTube has seen an influx of videos of teens chugging the foul germ-killing goo.
Which does indeed seem to be the case (YouTube, at least)

It does bring up a fair point though - given a choice between Tequila and Hand Sanitizer, I'm not quite sure which one is the more reprehensible...

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