Nyquil Chicken

In Sep 2022, The FDA published a statement warning people that they shouldn't cook chicken in Nyquil:

A recent social media video challenge encourages people to cook chicken in NyQuil (acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, and doxylamine) or another similar OTC cough and cold medication, presumably to eat.

The challenge sounds silly and unappetizing — and it is. But it could also be very unsafe. Boiling a medication can make it much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways. Even if you don’t eat the chicken, inhaling the medication’s vapors while cooking could cause high levels of the drugs to enter your body. It could also hurt your lungs. Put simply: Someone could take a dangerously high amount of the cough and cold medicine without even realizing it.

Social media searches for 'Nyquil Chicken' subsequently skyrocketed.

I believe the idea of Nyquil Chicken predates social media. David Letterman made a joke about it on his show back in Feb 1997. In response to viewer mail asking what to do to get rid of a cold, Dave pulled out a bucket of what he claimed was KFC's new "Nyquil-roasted chicken."

Unfortunately I can't find an embeddable clip of this segment. But if you subscribe to Plex's streaming service (which I don't), you can watch it.

Detroit Free Press - Oct 1, 2022



     Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 24, 2024
     Category: Food | Cures for the common cold





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