Liquid Nitrogen Cocktails Smoking Hot Trend Or Unnecessary Risk

"Doctors use liquid nitrogen — a substance registering a wickedly cold 321 degrees below zero Fahrenheit — to freeze warts so they dry up and fall off. Yes, folks, this stuff kills tissue. So imagine what it might do to your stomach if you drink some."

"Unfortunately, a British teen recently found out the hard way.The Telegraph reports this week that an 18-year-old had a portion of her perforated stomach removed after sipping the stuff in a trendy cocktail where the substance was used to chill the glass and create a smoky vapor."

"And, as ABC News puts it, 'celebrity chefs, master mixologists and medical experts from around the world are steamed up' over it."