God Didn’t Make These Little Green Apples
These things sound like something that should grow in Australia where just about everything is designed to kill you. Most tox people are pretty familiar with the “mayapple” or podophyllum,…read more →
Welcome to the unusual, terrifying and occasionally hilarious world of poisonings and toxicology.
Restored Faith in Rock & Roll
In today’s music scene, where Kurt Cobain just posthumously released a montage of crappy music (not his fault), and everywhere you turn Miley Cyrus is sticking her tongue out at…read more →
I’ll Have That TPS Report Done Right After I Drop a Little Acid
So it seems that young professionals are dropping microdoses of LSD and finding that they are increasingly productive and happier. The doses range around 10-15 micrograms, (about 1/10th of what…read more →
Gotta Know the Facts Before You Blaze
Poison Boy isn’t here to judge – if a consenting adult wants to indulge in recreational marijuana, knock yourself out. The troubling thing is that facts like these aren’t being…read more →
Taking the Batteries Out of a CO Detector or a Smoke Alarm Ranks Right Up There With Some of the Stupidest Things a Human Being Can Do
My Dad used to tell me that the stupidest thing a human being can do is run out of gas. Think about it – there is literally no excuse you…read more →
Well – At Least the Cat is OK
Another near miss – this time including a cat. Animals are not immune to carbon monoxide gas and may even be the first members of the family to demonstrate symptoms,…read more →
There Is No Way These Kids Were Poisoned On The School Bus – No Way!
This is a story out of Alaska, so anything is possible, but the claim here is that a bunch of junior high kids were on a trip during which they…read more →
Here Is Tonight’s Nightmare Fuel
A few weeks ago, a 1st grade student in Carson City, (the capitol of) Nevada found a teddy bear in the trash. He picked it up out of the trash…read more →
I Think There Will Be Some Uncomfortable Silence Around the Thanksgiving Dinner Table
19 year old Sarah Furay was busted a couple of weeks ago for selling cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine and LSD from her apartment in College Station, Texas (Go Aggies!) and her smiling…read more →
What An Undignerfied Way to Go
One of the most ridiculous attempts at murder ever. A British wife and her daughter conspire to poison their father and husband with antifreeze. They slip it into his Christmas…read more →
