In 1998, Britain restricted the amount of acetaminophen that people could purchase at one time, to 32 pills in pharmacies and 16 or 24 tablets in other retail stores.
“All it takes is Health Canada to change the rules about how over-the-counter drugs can be dispensed,” he said. But David Juurlink, a drug-safety expert at the University of Toronto and a co-author of the Ontario study, said restricting access to the drug merits another national conversation – given its toxicity and ubiquitous presence in Canadian stores and homes.
Almost all teenagers who go to the emergency department for an intentional overdose survive. In about half of the cases, they go home without being hospitalized.
Yup cuz opioid kill
And yet you can still purchase and consume a dozen doughnuts without anyone being concerned about it The sugar and fat combination is linked to chronicillness the number one cause of death, pain, suffering and healthcare costs in Canada
As the article discusses OTC medications, why does the picture contain nothing but prescription narcotic pills?
ErinAnderssen what are we talking about in this article regarding intentional overdoses are these suicide attempts? Kids looking to get a quick high? Or not reading the label properly when they have the cold/flu? If a person misreads the label its intentional but not a suicide.
If they can not buy it in a drug store over counter then they will but more potent drugs on the street. One thing I never see in these fucking studies is the “WHY” factor. Why are the taking drugs to OD on?
When you say 'intentional overdose' are we talking about a suicide attempt or kids trying to get a high from the OTC drugs?