Ohio boy's death linked to dangerous TikTok challenge.

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A 13-year-old boy from Columbus died after overdosing on over-the-counter medicine while attempting a TikTok challenge. The challenge involved taking 12-14 pills of Benadryl to create a hallucination, but the boy took more than that. His family is warning other parents to keep an eye on their children's phone usage and to talk to them about the dangers of social media challenges. They are also trying to get lawmakers to put an age restriction on buying medicine like Benadryl and for social media platforms like TikTok to have age restrictions.
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