by Sarah Shafer Vacor was the scourge of rats everywhere in the United States until 1979, when it was removed from the marketplace after we realized that it was not just deadly to rats, but also to humans. It smelled like peanuts, which may have been the reason that it appealed to kids and people […]
Tox and Hound – Great! Naloxone worked! Now what?
by Jon Cole In some ways, you never outgrow your training. Before my medical toxicology fellowship, I completed a residency in emergency medicine. It is my primary specialty and practice, and it’s by far the most common place I encounter most of the patients I see. As opioids have become the primary cause of poisoning […]
The Dantastic Mr. Tox & Howard – S03E01 – Am vs Have
Compassionate care and why words matter with Bill Kinkle Join Dan (@drusyniak) &Howard (@heshiegreshie) as they set out to change the conversation about substance use with Bill Kinkle (@billkinkle). This one comes with a warning. We will discuss graphic descriptions of drug use, addiction behaviors and stigmatizing language. Help us to end the stigma associated […]
Tox and Hound – Color Me Blue
by Christine Murphy Alternative Uses for Methylene Blue I like finding alternative uses for existing antidotes. Antidote research is very limited – let’s be honest, there isn’t a huge market out there for most antidotes. So, anytime an existing antidote’s use can be expanded to other indications, I think that is a win. Methylene blue […]
Tox and Hound – Up in Smoke
by Trevonne Thompson The Outbreak of Electronic Cigarette Use and Pulmonary Injury There is currently an outbreak of pulmonary injury associated with electronic cigarette use. As of October 8, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 1,299 cases of lung injury associated with electronic cigarette use from 49 states and 1 U.S. […]
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