The child actor ended up in intensive care with an overdose due to weight loss pills

The child actor of the children's studio of the St. Petersburg Musical and Drama theater "Blue Bird" on Thursday, May 1, was admitted to the intensive care unit with an overdose after using drugs for weight loss "Molecule".

A source told Izvestia that the child was hospitalized with acute poisoning with a substance of psychotropic effect. Then he was admitted to the intensive care unit in serious condition.

The drug contains an amphetamine-type drug. Taking the drug can lead to a number of serious side effects such as arrhythmias, tachycardia, insomnia and panic attacks.

Side defect: a drug was found in the popular dietary supplement for weight loss "Molecule"

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Earlier on April 16, Izvestia found out during the investigation that the weight loss drugs "Molecule" and "Molecule Plus", which gained popularity thanks to videos on the TikTok social network, contain sibutramine. At the same time, the instructions indicate that the composition of the dietary supplement contains only natural herbal ingredients. Rospotrebnadzor has prepared a requirement to provide documents on the drug content in the popular weight loss products "Molecule" and "Molecule plus".