Bruce Brown is fighting to limit the online sales of sodium nitrite after his son, 17, used it to end his life CBS News Colorado teen Bennett Brown loved video games like Minecraft and Rocket League ...

Nitrates and nitrites are compounds that are found in everything from vegetables to processed meat like bacon and deli meat.

This product is invariably fatal at industrial-strength levels when it’s ingested,” an attorney arguing on the plaintiffs’ ...

Sodium nitrite is a yellowish-white, odorless powder. You may notice that a small amount of it is in certain foods. But if you consume too much of it, it can be deadly. Unfortunately, in the last few ...

A medical examiner report revealed this week that Empire actress Lindsey Pearlman died by suicide in February from sodium nitrite poisoning—and she’s not alone. Her death is part of an alarming trend ...

Lindsey Pearlman’s cause of death has been revealed after she was found dead inside a car in Hollywood in February. The "Empire" actress died by suicide from sodium nitrite toxicity, the Los Angeles ...

The liquid consumed by a Texas pedophile before he died inside a courtroom last year was determined to be sodium nitrite, according to the local medical examiner’s office that ruled his death a ...

Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. This story ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). The families of two teenagers who ...

A Chinese kindergarten teacher was executed Thursday for poisoning 25 of her students in 2019, resulting in the death of one child, the Associated Press reported. Wang Yun, 40, was convicted of ...

Most packaged foods you buy at the grocery store are made with additives to preserve freshness, maintain flavor, and prolong shelf life. But you may not know exactly how these additives affect your ...