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Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by schrodinger on Sunday September 04, 2016 @09:42AM (#12424262)
It only limits the abuse potential long term—an addict will still abuse the stuff, they'll just ruin their liver in the process.

I could see if it was mixed it with something that made you harmlessly sick in larger quantities. But acetaminophen won't give you the negative consequences until much later when your liver is damaged.

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Re:The US government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition (2010) by wildmusings on Sunday September 04, 2016 @12:18PM (#12425133)
It's not there to stop people who are already addicts. It's to dissuade the person prescribed the drug for a good reason from experimenting with it recreationally.
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