Vodka Tampons

(Germany) German teens have developed a new and creative method of consuming alcohol.

Vodka-soaked tampons are inserted vaginally and anally.

Police in the Baden-Württemburg city of Tuttlingen responded Tuesday to growing online chatter among teenagers that they could become intoxicated using the vodka tampons without having alcohol on their breath.

This is not true, police said, denying that it was an effective way to get drunk. They also warned girls that the alcohol could damage vaginal walls and increase the risk of infection. Boys have reportedly also been using tampons anally.

“I believe this is very dangerous,” head of a children’s clinic in Singen told southern German paper Südkurier last week. “For us this is a new thing.”

In early March a 14-year-old girl collapsed during a street festival in Konstanz, apparently highly intoxicated from using a vodka tampon, the paper reported.

Teens believe that vodka tampons hide the smell of alcohol consumption. I'd suggest the smell of alcohol is still noticeable if the right place is sniffed.