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Ketamine is an anesthetic drug that is also used as a treatment for depression. Because it can cause a sense of dissociation and euphoria, ketamine is also misused as a “club drug”. Ketamine has side effects, including psychological disturbances, and should only be used under direct physician supervision.
Cocklebur seeds might look and taste like sunflower seeds but they should never be eaten! The seeds can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, low blood sugar, seizures, and severe liver injury.
Pen ink contains a solvent, resin, and a pigment or dye—among varied ingredients. The amount of ink in a pen is small and should not cause toxicity if eaten. Pen ink is considered non-toxic on the skin and can be washed off with soap and water or rubbing alcohol. The main risks of do-it-yourself stick-and-poke tattooing with ink are pain and infection.
Many caterpillars have hairs or spines which are connected to poisonous glands. In contact with human skin, they can cause pain, itching, burning, swelling, and blistering.
Tirzepatide (Zepbound) was approved in 2023 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for weight loss. While results from clinical trials are promising, experience with the drug is limited at this time. It is important to know how to take tirzepatide and what adverse effects and interactions to look for.
Alcohol vapors can be produced by heating up alcohol or pouring it over dry ice. Alcohol can be absorbed into your bloodstream by inhaling alcohol vapors. People who inhale alcohol vapors get drunk very quickly, because the alcohol goes straight to the brain. Also, heated alcohol vapor can injure the lungs.
Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids that are being found more frequently in the illicit drug supply. Fentanyl and similar drugs remain the predominant cause of overdose deaths in the US in 2024. Treatment for opioid use and harm-reduction strategies, such as naloxone (i.e., Narcan) distribution, are important in preventing overdose deaths.
Swallowed batteries burn through a child's esophagus in just 2 hours, leading to surgery, months with feeding and breathing tubes, and even death. About the size of a nickel, 20 mm, 3-volt lithium coin cells are the most hazardous as they are big enough to get stuck and burn faster. Secure battery compartments and keep loose batteries away from children.
Water beads contain superabsorbent polymers that can expand to hundreds of times their original size after exposure to water. These beads can cause life-threatening intestinal blockages if swallowed. Some water beads also contain a chemical called acrylamide, but its toxicity is mostly related to repeated consumption of large amounts—not to a single ingestion.
In 2012, the then 57 (now 55) U.S. poison control centers provided telephone guidance for nearly 2.3 million human poison exposures. That's about one poison exposure every 14 seconds. While young children comprise a disproportionate percentage of the cases, poisoning affects ALL age groups, from infants to seniors. Peak poisoning frequency occurs in one and two year olds, but poisonings in teens and adults are more serious.
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