A 16-year-old Caucasian female presents to the ER via ambulance for suspected drug overdose. The patient’s mother reports that her daughter locked herself in her room earlier that evening threatening...

A 16-year-old Caucasian female presents to the ER via ambulance for suspected drug overdose. The patient’s mother reports that her daughter locked herself in her room earlier that evening threatening suicide. On physical exam, the patient is pale and sweating; a basin in her lap holds partially digested white pills. The ER physician explains to the patient’s mother that without immediate administration of charcoal and N-acetylcysteine, the patient could go into liver failure. What compound has the patient overdosed on?

A. Acetaminophen

B. Aspirin

C. Alcohol

D. Iron