Feb 20 • 05:00 UTC 🇪🇪 Estonia Postimees

Finnish doctors warn: seemingly innocent pain reliever sent young people to intensive care

Finnish doctors have raised alarms over the misuse of paracetamol among youth, resulting in serious poisonings and increased hospitalizations in the Kuopio area.

In recent years, social media challenges have increasingly posed serious risks, leading to significant poisonings among young people. The latest alarming trend revolves around the common pain reliever paracetamol, which, when misused, has resulted in several teenagers in the Kuopio region of Finland requiring hospitalization. In the most severe cases, some have even needed intensive care.

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