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So guys, if you're getting Botox,
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you guys gotta listen to this one because this is crazy.
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So fake Botox has been found in several states and is linked
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to 19 reports of illness and nine hospitalizations.
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Symptoms include blurry vision,
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difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath and weakness.
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They are consistent with botulism.
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I think it's like a kind of poisoning that targets
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the nervous system. and the States where fake Botox has
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been found are in fact,
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Colorado, Florida, Illinois,
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Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey,
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New York, Tennessee and Washington.
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And the affected patients are all women in their twenties to fifties
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and they got Botox from unlicensed or untrained individuals in non healthcare
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settings like homes or spots.
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So kind of cutting corners there and but then I'm sorry if
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you're in your twenties,
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you have no business getting Botox.
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I'm just everyone has their own thing.
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But luckily officials are working to eliminate counterfeit Botox and have warned
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healthcare professionals about checking signs of the fake packaging.
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providers are required by law to buy prescription drugs including Botox from
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authorized sources. So there's been some authorization,
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you would assume you were buying the official one.
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But even then I guess you have to like double,
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triple check that because,
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for sure. A lot of reports of this going on.
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So that's crazy. So be careful guys if you're,
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if you're getting Botox.
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