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National Poisoning Prevention Week 2022

March 20-26, 2022 is National Poisoning Prevention Week. You can prevent most unintentional poisonings, but when you need us, Poison Control is just a click or call away.

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What Does a Natural Gas Leak Smell Like?

Natural gas is a gaseous hydrocarbon mixture with methane serving as the main gas. Methane is a simple asphyxiant that displaces oxygen in the air. If the methane concentration is high enough, the result is hypoxia and asphyxia (suffocation). If you suspect a natural gas leak, leave the building and contact the gas company. If people are sick, call Poison Control.

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Iron Poisoning: A Simple But Serious Mistake

Iron is essential to our health. It is found naturally in many foods, added to some fortified food products, and widely available as a supplement. An overdose of iron supplements can be life-threatening.

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Is Silica Gel Toxic?

Silica gel is usually considered non-toxic. Accidentally swallowing a silica gel packet should not result in symptoms unless the person chokes on it. Rarely, the packet may cause a blockage in the digestive tract. Contact of the packet contents with skin, eyes, or by inhalation may cause mild irritation.

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Pennyroyal Oil

Pennyroyal oil is an herbal extract from a plant in the mint family and has been used for centuries as a folk remedy. Pennyroyal oil is highly toxic, and its use has resulted in severe illness, liver failure, and death.

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Thanksgiving Poisoning Prevention

Check out our tips and articles for preventing poisonings on Thanksgiving.

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Christmas and Winter Holidays Poison Prevention

Check out our tips and articles for preventing poisonings during the holiday season.

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Poison prevention downloads

Help us promote poison safety. Poison prevention videos, posters, and brochures are available for download. Materials and images are for educational use. 

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Studies about Delta-9 THC-O Acetate are Limited

Delta-9 THC-O acetate is a synthetic derivative of cannabis and causes psychoactive effects like those of delta-9 THC. There are limited available studies of delta-9 THC-O acetate’s clinical effects in humans, so caution is advised when using this product.

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"Needle Spiking" and Other Drug-Facilitated Crimes

Needle spiking involves the secret injection of poisonous substances into unsuspecting individuals and represents a form of drug-facilitated crime. It is a scary concept but it is also fortunately a rare occurrence.

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