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Nuke Fears Spark Potassium Iodide Poisoning

Poison control centers are starting to receive calls from people who are experiencing negative side effects from potassium iodide pills ingested due to fear that radiation from Japan will hit U.S. shores. What do you think?

Miguel Allen • Systems Analyst

“So instead of controlling your own destiny, you’d rather just wait and see whether the radiation threat was real or not? Not me, mister.”

Miguel Allen • Systems Analyst

Patsy Rizzo • Ankle-Patch Molder

“And some of those people injured themselves trying to use the telephone.”

Patsy Rizzo • Ankle-Patch Molder

Dutch Newmark • Modeler

“At a minimum, this sexes up the usual humdrum of ‘My child drank Drano!’ life at the poison control center a bit.”

Dutch Newmark • Modeler