People Are Getting High by Snorting Fancy Chocolate? Sign Me Up!
So I guess that the hot new high is snorting gourmet chocolate powder. It’s called Coco Loko because, well, just because. I guess this is for people that want to…read more →
Welcome to the unusual, terrifying and occasionally hilarious world of poisonings and toxicology.
A Vaccine for Heroin? Can’t Wait to Hear What the Anti-Vaccine People Have to Say About This
An article in the most recent issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society describes the successful use in monkeys of an actual vaccine for heroin! The researchers (from…read more →
And For My Next Trick – Urine That Glows In The Dark!
This is one of my favorite toxicology tricks and tidbits – I’ve actually witnessed this several times over the years. Drink some antifreeze and your urine may glow a weird…read more →
Kambo – Breakfast of Champions?
Eating and licking frogs and toads is nothing new. The skin and secretions of amphibians in the Bufonidae genus (about 150 species) contain all sorts of psychoactive compounds like 5-MeO-DMT and…read more →
Can a Spider Kill You? Maybe Once They Learn How to Conceal Carry.
Another hysterical spider-bite story. Apparently, a British guy stepped on a spider while walking in some grass – where all the spiders live – and immediately felt severe pain. His…read more →
Yet ANOTHER Reason Not to Eat Moray Eels!
A dozen or more members of a fishing village in Fiji were seriously injured when they ate a moray eel. The flesh of the eel was contaminated with a toxin called…read more →
Woman Accidentally Drops a Bag of Cocaine in Police Officer’s Drink at Steak & Shake
I think we found a contestant for dumbest story of the week. As always the devil is in the details. The woman was a server at Steak & Shake and…read more →
The World’s Most Toxic Town. Hint – It’s Not in New Jersey
There is so much that can be said about the environmental devastation found in most of the Africa. This article describes the town of Kabwe in Zambia. Strip mining for…read more →
New Zealand! Come for the weather, stay for the arsenic!
In all honesty, I can’t blame the Kiwis for letting tourists walk around through Superfund sites. It’s the size of Montana with less than 4 million people in it. There…read more →
When Professors Strike – And Don’t Know What They Are Talking About
This story came across the wire today. Anything having to do with mercury poisoning gets my attention. I haven’t heard this particular podcast but it seems to draw a lot…read more →
