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"  As the popularity of the cinnamon challenge dies down, a new equally if not more dangerous trend is making the Youtube rounds. Now, instead of consuming alcohol the normal way, people are smoking it. According to the New York Daily News, young people have figured out how to &amp;quot;smoke&amp;quot; alcohol; inhaling the vapors has become a &amp;quot;cool&amp;quot; way to get drunk. One method of smoking alcohol involves pouring a drink over dry ice and sucking down the resulting smoke. Another method, called &amp;quot;freebasing alcohol,&amp;quot; is accomplished by heating up the liquor and using a straw to inhale the vapor.  More From Delish: 25 Nonalcoholic Party Drinks The later method was recently utilized at a bar in Chicago called Red Kiva. People could buy a Vaportini, which had all the supplies necessary for &amp;quot;freebasing alcohol&amp;quot; and was available for $30. Red Kiva also shipped the Vaportini to customers. Smoking alcohol has also become popular because you can get drunk without consuming any calories. Texas resident Broderic Allen was forced to stop drinking when he went on a diet, but now he smokes his booze instead using the dry ice method. More From Delish: Spirits That Surprise: 12 Weird Alcoholic Drinks Like many of the trends that become with young people, smoking alcohol is extremely dangerous. Dr. Harris Stratyner, regional clinical vice president of Caron Treatment Centers in New York, explained the dangers of inhaling liquor. &amp;quot;When you inhale alcohol, it goes directly into the lungs and circumnavigates the liver. The liver is what metabolizes alcohol, but when you inhale it, it goes directly from the lungs to the brain,&amp;quot; he said. It can also be more difficult to control how much a person is &amp;quot;drinking&amp;quot; when inhaling alcohol. Furthermore, smoking booze instead of drinking makes a person much more susceptible to alcohol poisoning. &amp;quot;One of the things that prevents alcohol poisoning is that you usually vomit. When you circumvent the stomach and go straight to the lungs, you don&amp;#039;t have that ability,&amp;quot; explained Dr. Stratyner. What do you think of this dangerous new trend? Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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