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Re:Use Only as Directed by dmckeon on Monday September 23, 2013 @02:55AM (#6429474)
I would not describe the ~40% of acetaminophen overdoses in the US that are attempted suicides as "accidental".

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.20948/pdf

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Re:Use Only as Directed by cynwoody on Monday September 23, 2013 @04:41AM (#6429671)
One notable case in point was the suicide of Dr Bruce Ivins, senior biodefense researcher at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

By 2008, Ivins had found himself on the FBI's short list in the Amerithrax[1] investigation. No autopsy was ordered[2], due to the medical examiner's blood tests which revealed an overdose of acetaminophen and codeine.

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks

[2]http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aKQxd...

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