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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean, the product is being sold as a way to commit suicide, so it’s hardly surprising that many of the people who bought it are now dead.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait. What?? That's wild.

Is it possible that this was purchased with the intention of using it as a sports supplement, but mistakenly the wrong "nitrate" was purchased? Nitric Oxide is used in sports, sodium nitrite is often used for curing meat!

But then again, if this stuff is being used for suicide, then I'm sure it's easy to know whether those 88 dead people are linked.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, it’s not a mistake.

Details are withheld in the news articles to avoid promoting suicide, but this link gives some useful context: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/toronto/2023/5/4/1_6384721.html

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That makes my stomach turn.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I do recall that amazon had a kit on their site using the same chemical specifically targeted to kids ....

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/09/1127686507/amazon-suicide-teenagers-poison

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I learned this not too long ago, that too much can legit kill you. I saw a post on that other stupid site about a dude who stopped his girlfriend from doing some tik tok challenge about it.