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>reacted with shock and upset when I told them that taking Tylenol (or anything with acetaminophen in it like Dayquil/Nyquil) while drinking can cause immediate liver damage.

Maybe your package needs to be clearer but here in Sweden it says to avoid taking with alcohol.

Or people cannot read anymore?

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Most people grew up taking Tylenol as kids for various things and it was never a new medicine to them that they felt the need to read. Also, there's a huge difference between "don't take this with alcohol, it will make you more drowsy" and "even one beer with this will start fucking your liver up don't even think about it". I think people associate the latter with more intense medication than some OTC mild pain meds.

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