Smoking smarties, drinking hand sanitizer, eye balling vodka and car surfing, if you’ve done any of these or something else on the list you should know that you are endangering your life and could end up with some serious medical problems.

While this article was intended for parents to read and talk to teens about, it should be read as a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of doing these things and know that they are far from harmless pranks.

Many of these activities have ended up with teens in the hospital and in some instances have resulted in the death of participants.