> Hearsay isn’t research.
So do your own research and report back, Anon. You could have accomplished that in the time it took to write your post lamenting other people's lack of research.
>Tylenol pill popping parties
Acetaminophen overdose as a suicidal gesture: a survey of adolescents' knowledge of its potential for toxicity
Abstract
Acetaminophen is a popular nonprescription analgesic that is often taken in overdose by adolescents during suicidal gestures. The authors hypothesized that most adolescents are naive about the toxic and lethal potential of acetaminophen in overdose. A one-page, 12-item questionnaire was administered to 169 high school students to evaluate their perceptions and knowledge in this area. Whereas only 22% of the sample underestimated the dose of acetaminophen necessary to cause harm, 40.5% underestimated the potential lethality of acetaminophen in overdose. Moreover, 17% of the sample did not believe one could ingest enough acetaminophen to cause death.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1644732/
Acetaminophen toxicity: suicidal vs accidental
Acetaminophen accounted for 7.5% of all cases of poisoning admitted during this period. Of the 93 patients, 80 were classified as suicidal and 13 had accidentally poisoned themselves in an attempt to relieve pain. The ratio of females to males was found to be 2:1. Of the 93 patients studied, 88 were admitted to the intensive care unit for initial 24–48 hours of monitoring. Peak acetaminophen levels were higher in the suicidal overdose group (mean 121.7 ± 97.0 mg/l vs 64.5 ± 61.8 mg/l, P < 0.05) than in the accidental group. In spite of this, peak aminotransferase levels >1000 IU/l were more often seen in the latter (39% vs 12%, P < 0.05). Hepatic coma and death were seen more often in the accidental overdose group (15% vs 0%, P < 0.05). Interestingly chronic alcohol abuse was also more frequent in the accidental overdose category (39% vs 18%, P = 0.05).
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC111182/
>Doesn't look very scientific, does it?
Kek. Science blindly follows the funding.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s a great deal was spent to determine the causes of various cancers. Science made the unfortunate assumption that the research was intended to cure cancer, not cause it.
Who would wish to cause cancer in targeted populations?
What demographic uses sunscreen?
>when I told the story about how the tylenol killed the woman insisted it wasn't true. That Tylenol was safe. How dare I spread that story.
Acetaminophen is the most common cause of acute liver failure (ALF) in the United States. We report a fatal case of acetaminophen overdose after both delayed presentation for treatment and transplant evaluation in a non-liver transplant academic center.
CASE DESCRIPTION/METHODS:
An 18-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) after attempting suicide by overdosing on acetaminophen. She ingested 48 of the 500 mg tablets (24-gram total dose) 18 hours prior to arrival to the ED. Her only symptom was back pain. Her medical history was significant for depression and three prior suicide attempts by acetaminophen overdose.
https://journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract/2019/10001/3186_fatal_case_of_acetaminophen_toxicity_in_a.3187.aspx