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Total Tan-orexia - Illegal Melanotan Injections for Perfect Tan

by Laura Kenney (Subscribe to Laura Kenney's posts)
Posted Jan 21st 2009 at 7:31PM  
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Picture it: Vicky sneaks away from her family, furtively locks herself in the bathroom, rolls up her shirt, and injects her stomach with an illegal compound.

Sounds like she's a drug addict, right? Wrong; well, kinda.

Vicky is an addict, but it's not the high she's seeking
– it's the perfect tan.

As we reported last week, the new tanning drug of choice is an injectible form of the hormone Melanotan, which increases melanin production in the skin. Melanin is a dark, protective pigment that increases after sun exposure. After 10 days of injecting Melanotan, users enjoy a warm, golden tan.

Women are getting Melanotan at gyms, from beauty professionals and online – in the UK the drug is legal to buy, but illegal to sell. While the UK press has reported most profusely on Melanotan, it's gaining popularity - and the attention of government watchdogs - in the US and Australia, where it's also being developed and/or marketed as an appetite suppressant, a rosacea treatment and a sexual stimulant.

But the the danger lies here: Melanotan has not undergone regulatory testing in the US, the UK or Australia to assess it's long-term side effects.

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Since Melanotan activates melanocytes in the skin, it has the potential to cause cancer, as melanocytes are the cells that become cancerous in malignant melanoma. In short, Melanotan may be tricking the body into thinking it's getting more sun exposure than it actually is, which is NOT a good thing.

And there are short term side effects too: They include depression, suppressed appetite, nausea, high blood pressure, facial flushing and panic attacks. But according to a recent article in The Daily Mail, despite these dire warnings women are continuing to use the drug.

"But I feel fine using these jabs. I want to look my best at parties in strappy evening dresses and these tanning jabs give me the best colour I've ever had," says Vicky. "Far from doing me any harm, in these dark, wintry days, seeing myself glowing with health has given me a fantastic boost."

Spoken like a true addict.
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cleo cortez, 1-23-2009, 12:48PM

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cleo cortez

people will never be happy with the way they look because they are too busy trying to look and be like the actors and actresses in hollywood. that is pretty pathetic.

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JACK, 1-22-2009, 11:38PM

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JACK

O Yeah, I forgot. Black people suck too.

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cleo, 1-23-2009, 1:01PM

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cleo

Sorry beth I'm white. HAHAHAHA

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BS, 1-28-2009, 1:53AM

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I don't think I was responding to you Cleo, sorry.

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Steve, 1-26-2009, 12:03PM

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Steve

you sure do sound black.....as a matter of fact lolol

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BlackisBEAUTIFUL, 1-23-2009, 10:35PM

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BlackisBEAUTIFUL

I swear I'm not trying to be acidulous but what's the fascination with tanning. Yes I'm aware darker skin is gorgeous, I am Black after all; however I've read so many racist comments via the net and I'm shocked at the tanning industries billion business. Why do you want to look like someone you call nigger two seconds later, I don't get it???
Before anyone answers this question please don't bring up the weave thing, EVERY race wears them, white women included.....

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Steve, 1-26-2009, 11:56AM

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Steve

there is no way you could be more stupid. When a white person gets a tan they still dont look black. You have to have the big nostrils, the leathery skin and the horrible hair. Never have I seen a tanned person being called a nigger because of thier skin tone.
Black and Tan are two different colors

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Beth, 1-28-2009, 2:02AM

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Beth

What rock did you guys crawl from under? You have it twisted. Just because someone wants to tan doesn't mean they want to turn black. Such a difference. You guys are turning nothing into something. Let us white folk be tanned if we want. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. Wow we have such an ignorant society.

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hotscott, 5-23-2009, 2:04PM

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hotscott

for all your folks trying to get to know more about melanotan, take a look at www.melanotan.cn :-)

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hotscott, 5-23-2009, 2:08PM

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hotscott

for all your folks trying to get to know more about melanotan, take a look at :-) www.melanotan.cn

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hotscott, 5-23-2009, 2:09PM

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hotscott

for all your folks trying to get to know more about melanotan, take a look at :-) www.melanotan.cn

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Tanning, 11-06-2009, 5:50AM

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Tanning

Tanning jabs is really very effective for those people who want good tanning skin.
tanning

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melanotan, 12-22-2009, 3:27AM

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She’s addict!... Based on what I’ve read… Just to achieve a perfect tan and sexier body she will inject on her own without a guadance of a doctor or medical specialist…oh my!... Is she putting herself in worst? Well anyway, if for her it is her advantage, then just continue…and good luck=)

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Melanotan, 1-14-2010, 7:03AM

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Melanotan

Its really hard to have trial and error when it comes to product testing. We are putting our health in risk when we are not sure of which product to use. But I believe that companies, sellers are always after to their customers' benefits and satisfaction not of danger.



http://gm2labs.com/products/melanotan

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ashantidavis77@live.com, 1-23-2010, 5:53PM

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Dear Friend,

My name is Ashanti Davis female, working with (WORLD YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN WELFARE) California, U.S.A. We areorganizing global combined conferences taking place from April 14th - 16th 2010 at California in the United States and inDakar-Senegal, from April 21st - 23rd 2010.Is our request to invite people from various countries around the world.

I went in search of e-mails on the web site as a means of contacting youths ,adults and organizations .As a result, I picked your e-mail from an N.G.O`s website. If you are interested to participate and want to represent your country or organization,

you may contact the secretariat of the organizing committee for details and information’s. You should also inform them that you were invited to participate by a friend of yours (Ashanti Davis), who is a member of the American Youths 4 Peace and a staff of (WORLD YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN WELFARE).

I believe that we may have the opportunity to meet if you may be willing to participate in this event. You can also inform youths, adults & NGOs in your country about these conferences. The benevolent donors of the Organizing Committee will provide Visas round trip air tickets and accommodation for the period of participants Stay in the U.S., to all registered participants.

If you are a holder of passport that may require visa to enter the United States you may inform the conference secretariat at the time of registration, as the organizing committee is responsible for all visa arrangements and travel assistance. Below is the contact address of the conference secretariat:

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melanotan 1, 5-30-2010, 8:56PM

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melanotan 1

to experience a total tanning, you should try melanotan it has all the needs and the wants, but the testing program is not yet done. So the best thing to do is to read for updates regarding melanotan 1 or melanotan 2

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