Posted in Illinois
May 24, 2020
How The Illinois Tylenol Murders Of 1982 Changed The World As We Know It
There was a series of Tylenol murders that took place in the 1980s in Chicago, Illinois, and it’s a little-known fact about our state’s history. This unusual catastrophe changed the way drug manufacturers package pills in order to keep us safe from those with ill intentions. Scroll on to learn more.
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The family of the man who died suffered the same fate when many of them took the same Tylenol he had taken.





The changes that came about due to this crisis are seen today. The manufacturer of Tylenol as well as many other drugmakers now use foil seals and other tamper-proof packaging to ensure the safety of their products. Even the pills themself were redesigned to protect how they can and cannot be affected.
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