New York, Drinking among adolescents United States it is not unusual, even some who are addicted to alcohol. But this one young woman has a really unusual behavior, that is addicted to drink gasoline.

Teenager named Shannon (20 years) is seemingly no different from other young woman, who has a beautiful face and is quite attractive in the eyes of men. But the attraction of the men could suddenly disappear when she was thirsty and wanted a drink.

Was not a mineral water to be drunk by the Shannon to quench the thirst, but fuel oil or gasoline to be swallowed directly from the jerry cans. Shannon does have an unusual behavior, namely gasoline addiction.

The first time you drank gasoline, Shannon felt a burning throat. But the pain caused by irritation of never making a deterrent, even addiction, and even a day at least I should try at least 1 teaspoon of gasoline.

“At first it itches, and my throat burning. Although painful, but it feels good,” she said as quoted by TheSun.
In a program called My Strange Addiction on TLC television station, she is said to have spent about 5 gallons or 18 litersgasoline in the last year. Shannon most like to drink directly from cans, no need to pour in glasses.

New York Health Department said gasoline consumption could cause serious damage to several organs such as liver, heart, kidneys, lungs and spinal cord. Signs of gas poisoning include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and sparked the worst is death.

Although that sounds weird, Shannon is not the only people who have addiction gasoline. In 2005, a man in Middlesbrough, England to be certified Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) which forbade drinking petrol at fueling stations.