New Viral Video Trend Challenges Teenagers to Snort Cocaine in Mexico [Watch]
The famous Ice Bucket Challenge seems to be the source of inspiration for a dangerous new Internet challenge that encourages teenagers to snort cocaine.
Last year, millions of people across the world participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness and money for the neurodegenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. To participate in the challenge, people would dump a bucket of ice water on top of their heads and then challenge their friends to do the same in an online video.
By August 2014, ALS Association revealed that the noble social media challenge raised over $100 million, reports Forbes.
However, a new online video craze like the Ice Bucket Challenge requires teens to film themselves sniffing coke before pushing others to do the same. Officials say that the craze -- which is called "Reto Del Pasesito" or the "little pass challenge" -- originated in Mexico and is popular among upper class Mexican teens, reports Mirror.co.uk.
In Reto del pasesito videos, cokeheads snort a line of cocaine and nominate others to film themselves doing drugs.
One viral YouTube video of Reto del pasesito has received more than 15,900 views. Alongside the video, the caption reads: "This is a new challenge among young socialites which consists of ingesting cocaine."
The internet fad is also being shared on different social media sites and even had its own Facebook page until it was deleted by the company.
Authorities, however, have launched an investigation into the videos and are now investigating, according to local media, reports the Daily Star.
Other media outlets report that mostly wealthy teens have been participating in the phenomenon since it was created just a few days go.
Officials in the United Kingdom confirmed the trend was not an issue in the U.K. nor has it picked up stream.
Watch a video below.
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