Teen Trick: Soaking Gummy Bears In Vodka

WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- Vodka-soaked gummy bears. That's the newest way teenagers are getting drunk, and police warn it's nearly undetectable.

It's dangerous because the booze-soaked candy is pretty much odorless and the person eating them has no idea how much alcohol they're putting into their system.

In less than a month, a "how-to" YouTube video has more than 17,000 views. The candy-soaked session goes over in detail how to make vodka-soaked gummy bears. Police warn the squishy multi-colored candy could have you seeing all sorts of colors if you pop and chew without a care in the world.

Police in Hollister have posted a warning on their Facebook page telling parents -- especially this close to Halloween -- to be on the alert for the booze-soaked bears.

"Teens are looking for any way to sneak in alcohol, so that would be awesome for them if they can figure out a way to do it without getting caught," one young woman said when asked about it by CBS13's Tony Lopez. She added she hadn't heard of the practice herself.

But parents aren't amused.

"They were eating the gummy bears and not realizing how much they were consuming and the kids were being intoxicated at school," said one woman who saw the police Facebook warning.

And that's the big danger, health experts say, not realizing how much alcohol you're taking in.

Sacramento police told CBS13 they have not seen a spike in reported cases of alcohol-soaked candy.