Crushed Aspirin Tablets

To the Editor.— In his article (229:1221, 1974), "Aspirin—A Dangerous Drug?," Weiss correctly indicated that aspirin has "become the most widely used drug in the world." In 1972, the American public alone consumed more than 20 million pounds of it. Although aspirin is generally regarded as one of the safest drugs, it is nevertheless responsible for inducing occult gastrointestinal bleeding and may…