Re:When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed
by sp332 on Thursday May 10, 2012 @06:03PM
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Even water is toxic if you ingest too much too quickly.
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Re:When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed
by excuse-me on Friday May 11, 2012 @12:37AM
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IIRC Tylenol (ie Acetaminophen/Paracetamol) is the leading cause of deaths due to drugs.
Both accidental, because the fatal dose is relatively low compared to the therapeutic dose and because deliberate overdoses are far more likely to be fatal than say sleeping tablets.