Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects

Evidence is mounting for longer-term impacts beyond immediate pain and tears

A tear gas canister flies toward a crowd of people.

A canister of tear gas flies toward demonstrators in Minneapolis on January 24, where the Department of Homeland Security has been executing its largest ever immigration enforcement operation.

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