Health warning over banned tanning drug The Canberra Times Canberra, ACT 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 Is this injectable tanning drug safe to use? The weight loss drug Melanotan 2, also known as the Barbie drug, has taken social media by storm. Melanotan 2 is widely promoted online, despite it being illegal and dangerous in the UK.,