Overdoses of popular painkiller send thousands to ER each year

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 15:00 in Health & Medicine

Overdose of the common household drug acetaminophen leads to more than 78,000 emergency department (ED) visits a year, and the majority of the overdoses are intentional, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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