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Pepper spray is legal for use in most states by anyone over age eighteen who is not a convicted felon. It is frequently being used during Occupy protests nationwide. We’re told it hurts (it look likes it hurts), but what exactly are the health effects? And what’s the best way to treat it?

Oakland police say both criminal and internal affairs investigators are looking into the injury to Scott Olsen, an Iraq War veteran allegedly hit in the head with a police projectile during last night’s clash between officers and protesters. Olsen is currently listed in critical condition.