Melanotan & Tanning Injections: Safe or Risky? What is Melanotan II the drug that the TGA urges consumers to avoid? Understanding Injection Tan and Melanotan 2 Melanotan II (Tan Jabs): Why They're Not Worth The Risk 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