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Melanotan Nasal Spray and Barbie Drug Risks
A risk-communication essay on melanotan nasal sprays, tanning peptides, sexual side effects, black-market marketing, and safety concerns.
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By Devin Teichrow. Published June 22, 2025.
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A risk-communication essay on melanotan nasal sprays, tanning peptides, sexual side effects, black-market marketing, and safety concerns.
There’s a black-market peptide that’ll give you a tan, a hard-on, and possibly cancer; and it’s going up people’s noses in Barbie-core packaging.
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