Man's tanning injection disaster: 'Doctor's called me an idiot' news.com.au Australia's leading news site for latest headlines Hannah Tittensor and her boyfriend Ben Dunlop have been injecting themselves with an illegal tanning drug called Melanotan for three years. On top of that, they use sunbeds regularly and slather themselves What are 'melanotan' injections? Explaining the controversial tanning drug Dazed Changes in Oral Mucosa Associated with Melanotan II Injections: A Case Report That quick tan injection is NOT worth the risk., Melanotan peptide injections stimulate pigment cells, and its use has been linked to rapid changes in moles, including the potentially fatal skin Viral 'Barbie drug' for tanning can cause brain swelling and even cancer, experts warn