Melanotan & Tanning Injections: Safe or Risky? 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 The Deadly Tan Jab Injection LMA Clinic Viral 'Barbie drug' for tanning can cause brain swelling and even cancer, experts warn What are 'melanotan' injections? Explaining the controversial tanning drug Dazed 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