Props to Jeff (Examiner author extraordinaire!) Rush Limbaugh & Andrew Couts for calling out toothpaste overdose exposure as the cause for 20,206 calls to the poison control center!
This puts the NYT hysteria in context - and people can easily recognize that something just ain't right about it.
Rush's transcript: Libs Hell-Bent on Banning E-Cigarettes
Andrew Couts' article: The NY Times is blowing smoke: Toothpaste poisons more people than vaping liquid
Now for the real ammunition, and straight from the National Institute of Health: Toothpaste Overdose
Excerpts:
This puts the NYT hysteria in context - and people can easily recognize that something just ain't right about it.
Rush's transcript: Libs Hell-Bent on Banning E-Cigarettes
Andrew Couts' article: The NY Times is blowing smoke: Toothpaste poisons more people than vaping liquid
Now for the real ammunition, and straight from the National Institute of Health: Toothpaste Overdose
Excerpts:
Toothpaste is a product used to clean teeth. This article discusses the effects of swallowing a lot of toothpaste.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
[h=2]Poisonous Ingredient[/h]
- Sodium fluoride
- Triclosan
SymptomsSwallowing a large amount of regular toothpaste may cause stomach pain and possible intestinal blockage.
These additional symptoms may occur when swallowing a large amount of toothpaste containing fluoride:
- Convulsions
- ........
- Difficulty breathing
- Drooling
- Heart attack
- Salty or soapy taste in the mouth
- Slow heart rate
- Shock
- Tremors
- Vomiting
- Weakness