Ep 84 The Tylenol Murders

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Imperative Entertainment

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 623 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In the Fall of 1982, taking something as simple as a pill for your headache could have been fatal. That’s because someone was tampering with Tylenol capsules and filling them with cyanide. When it comes to risky pain relief treatment, taking an over-the-counter pill usually doesn’t rank at the top of the list. For those living in the Chicago area, however, it was gambling with death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.9	This podcast is intended for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised. These days, it's easy to take the wonders of modern medicine for granted.
0:59.0	In most countries, we have access to easily available, affordable, and fast-acting pharmaceuticals
1:05.0	to treat all types of illnesses, especially when you consider that not so long ago, conditions that are now easily manageable,
1:11.6	would have often meant certain death.
1:16.6	Without things like penicillin, radioactive treatments for cancer, and life-saving vaccines,
1:22.6	there's no question our life expectancy would be greatly reduced.
1:26.6	Obviously, with any drug treatment, there are risks.
1:31.8	Pharmaceutical companies and health care providers are legally obligated to inform consumers
1:36.5	about these possible side effects.
1:38.9	No doubt, you've heard them at the end of commercials.
1:42.0	Common side effects include stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, gas, vomiting and headache.
1:47.0	Decreases in white blood cells, dizziness upon standing.
1:50.0	Seizures, trouble swallowing, and impaired judgment or motor skills.
1:54.0	Headache upsets, stomach delayed back-hand.
1:55.0	One of the last things you might consider a potentially risky treatment is when you take a pill for a headache or to treat
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