Severe intentional sodium nitrite poisoning is also being seen in France.

Rising incidence and high mortality in intentional sodium nitrite exposures reported to US poison centers. To the Editor, We read with interest the article by McCann et al. "Rising incidence and high mortality in intentional sodium nitrite exposures reported to US poison centers" reporting an increasing trend in severe intentional sodium nitrite exposures in the US [[1]]. [Extracted from the article]