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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Liquid nicotine: Just a teaspoon could kill
It can be bought on the Internet in flavors like chocolate and bubble gum—and just a teaspoon could kill a child: The New York Timestakes a look at liquid nicotine, the e-liquid used in e-cigarettes, which it describes as a "powerful neurotoxin ... far more dangerous than tobacco." And with good reason: Reports of accidental liquid nicotine poisonings rose 300% from 2012 to 1,351 cases last year, with 2014's figure expected to be double that.
The victims, many children under the age of four, can experience vomiting and seizures after being exposed to even a modest amount orally or through the skin.
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2 comments:
Yet, we worry about pot... and ignore meth, coke, heroin, and the countless Rx meds that are worse.
Every time the population control people get an upper hand some do gooder group comes along and squashes it.
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