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'THIS NEEDS TO STOP'

Heartbroken family’s warning as teen who died from Benadryl overdose in TikTok challenge is named

A TEENAGE girl from Oklahoma who tragically died after taking part in the dangerous TikTok game known as the "Benadryl challenge" has been identified, The Sun can reveal.

Chloe Phillips, a sophomore at Blanchard High School, reportedly overdosed on antihistamines as part of the online fad that encourages participants to take excessive amounts of the allergy medication to experience a high that can cause hallucinations.

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Chloe Phillips was not known to take drugs, according to her family

The teen was pronounced dead on August 21.

Chloe's great aunt Janette Sissy Leasure remembered her niece as "a happy and smart young lady" who had "all kinds of plans for her future".

"This needs to stop taking our kids or putting them in the hospital," Ms Leasure wrote on , referencing the "Benadryl challenge".

"Don't let it take anymore kids.

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Center for Poison and Drug Information, said that "the dose [that] can cause a hallucination is very close to the dose that can cause something potentially life-threatening".

"Large doses of Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) can cause seizures and, particularly, problems with the heart," he added.

"The heart tends to go out of rhythm and not pump blood effectively."

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