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== Possibly Poisonous ==


In the article on Chloral hydrate, a detailed description of how to manufacture chloral hydrate using household products is included.   Also included is recommended dosage and the phrase "drink up!".   (Chloral hydrate is a strong sedative).

This seems possibly dangerous--for one, the original recipe may be erroneous.   The ingredients include drain cleaner, gem cleaner, and sani-flush.   While these may contain suluphuric acide, grain alcohol, and bleach, they may also contain other chemicals and are certainly not produced according to FDA standards for medicine consumed by humans.   Secondly, it isnt a challenge for a user to go in there and adjust the ingredients and dosage listed to create a very toxic mixture.

Where other information being incorrect may stir up some emotions, this could actually lead to death, lawsuits, and perhaps even a shutdown of the wikipedia.   Recipes of this sort, if included, seem like they should have some very high standard for edits. (posted by [[User:Archier]]

:Anyone have any comments on this, or should I move it to [[WP:VP]]? [[User:Meelar|[[User:Meelar|Meelar]] [[User talk:Meelar|(talk)]]]] 20:42, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

::All of the recipie stuff on [[chloral hydrate]] was added in a one-er by an anon ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Chloral_hydrate&diff=0&oldid=4096675]), and the article as it was beforehand didn't have the problems Archier found.  There's some value to what's there, but it could be summarised down to a few paragraphs, ideally by someone who knows the domain. -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter | Talk]] 20:55, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

::: As far as the legal issues go, I'd point out [[Wikipedia:Medical disclaimer]] and the other disclaimers. [[User:Jrdioko|<nowiki></nowiki>]] &nbsp;&ndash; [[User:Jrdioko|Jrdioko]] [[User talk:Jrdioko|<small>(Talk)</small>]] 20:57, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

:::: If memory serves, we used to put in those "dangerous activity" and "seek medical advice" disclaimers into specific articles, but removed them when the software was updated to put a disclaimer in the title bar (it links to [[Wikipedia:General disclaimer]], which in turn links to the medical disclaimer).  So I think the powers that be decided that was sufficient. -- [[User:Finlay McWalter|Finlay McWalter]] | [[User talk:Finlay McWalter | Talk]] 21:02, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Can anyone imagine ''any'' way that recipe could be used that wouldn't be to someone's disadvantage? '''''Any?''''' [[User:Alteripse|Alteripse]] 23:42, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)