A new drug branded with the Snapchat logo — the popular photo-sharing app that allows people to set a self-destruct timer on shared images and videos — has hit the streets in Australia and is sending people straight to the hospital.
And unlike the app, the effects of the pink or blue pill don’t wear off in just a few short seconds.
“Police received a number of reports last night of people behaving in an erratic and irrational manner,” Drug and Organised Crime Division Superintendent Clint Sims told the Daily Telegraph. “These people appeared to become aggressive and disoriented after ingesting the drug and were taken to Royal Darwin Hospital.”
A night-shift supervisor at the Royal Darwin Hospital, located in the Northern Territory of Australia, confirmed with the Daily Dot that the Snapchat drug was real. She would not elaborate on the medical conditions of any of the patients admitted.
At least four people have been hospitalized. As of Friday, Snapchat has yet to comment on the dangerous drug.
SOURCE: Daily Dot | PHOTO CREDIT: Northern Territory Police
