Poison center: 2 Georgia men drink disinfectants in attempts to stop coronavirus
Two men in Georgia drank liquid cleaning products over the weekend to fight off COVID-19, according to the Georgia Poison Center.
The incident was reported by the .
Both men had histories of psychiatric problems and are expected to recover.
noted that living through a pandemic can be especially difficult for the mentally ill.
On Saturday, a man in his 50s was hospitalized after drinking several ounces of bleach 鈥渢o prevent Covid.鈥� He was moved to a psychiatric ward before being discharged.
On Sunday, a man in his 30s drank a mixture of Pine-Sol, mouthwash, beer and pain medications. He also has since been discharged.
Lopez said he about the cases because of patient confidentiality concerns. The Georgia Poison Center learned of both cases after receiving calls from hospitals.
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