Known as
acetaminophen outside of
Europe, paracetamol has been used as an
analgesic for over 30 years, and is an effective method of
pain relief and fever reduction. It is one of the three main groups of pain-relieving drugs in use by western
medicine, the other two being
ibuprofen and
aspirin.
Paracetamol overdose is often fatal and is a particularly unpleasant way to die, if suicide is your thing there are far more pleasant methods to use.