Re: Warning of major NHS IT overspend

[Brian Beesley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

On Saturday 30 October 2004 13:08, Ian G Batten wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Peter Fairbrother wrote:
> > They should ban paracetamol, utterly.
>
> Sending the message to people already in a less than good state of mind
> that ``it's OK to make a plea-for-help suicide attempt with
> over-the-counter medication as we've banned all the ones that will
> really hurt you'' may invoke the law of unintended consequences.
>
> Do you have a proposal for a a mild analgesic / anti-inflamatory for
> people who can't tolerate aspirin?

Ibuprofen seems to work for some people. But not at all for some others. 
However it's also toxic to some extent. Any chemical which has any effect at 
all on the body will kill if consumed in excessive amounts - yeah, even water.

BTW there are other ways of committing suicide, or making a plea-for-help 
scene if that's what you really want to do. Suggestions:

(1) standing on a bridge parapet will probably attract help, if that's what 
you think you need. Although base jumping without a parachute, or bungee 
jumping without a cord, is not reccomended if you don't actually want to kill 
yourself.

(2) to actually commit suicide, try carrying a chair leg in the vicinity of 
armed police officers.

Brian Beesley