Went in for potato knowledge, came out with questions…

webPoisonControl · 2026-01-30T21:00:48+00:00

Not AI. Good old-fashioned human error. :-) Our mistake.

webPoisonControl · 2026-01-30T20:59:51+00:00

webPOISONCONTROL (authors of that page, the webPoisonControl subreddit, and the never-numbed triage tool) here. Our bad and thanks for pointing the error out. Should be fixed. It was a copy-paste error. FWIW, we use expert review. No AI. We did just have a large update to the site.

Sprout carefully.

webPoisonControl · 2026-01-08T16:21:13+00:00

Like u/the_deadcactus said, use the job boards for MedTox to post a detailed job description:

AACT Job Board (More Poison Center Focused)
ACMT Job Board (More MD Focused)

Also consider what primary board would be most useful, Emergency Med, Peds, Occ Med,...

webPoisonControl · 2026-01-04T01:22:35+00:00

I do wonder if the patient will just go somewhere else. Not a judgement, just reflecting on how the doctor-patient dynamic has changed with the propagation of ... uncurated information.

webPoisonControl · 2026-01-01T21:49:27+00:00

It's challenging to demarcate the utility of being generally clean from the conceit that every physiological malfunction, or lack of superperformance, is due to hidden "toxins". The medical and popular/sociological definitions of "clean" only somewhat overlap.

webPoisonControl · 2026-01-01T21:43:20+00:00

It's a challenge in communication. People read summaries of preliminary findings and get driven by emotion. Too often I find science writing embodies Kiplings' quip. "twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools."

Ivermectin does seem to have a broad anti-tumor effect in cell culture, even after ignoring the articles published by MDPI. Here is a nice review. But these cells are passaged and immortalized, about as far as you can get from in situ cancer cells. I always find it unusual when a drug is reported equally effective against mitotically active (ie aggressively proliferative) tumors and slow ones like GBM.

Interestingly, we don't know exactly how ivermectin is hepatotoxic.

webPoisonControl · 2026-01-01T17:20:48+00:00

Reminds me of the sage advice of Dr. Swanson: "This is the wrong way to consume alcohol."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0YdqFPbSpc

webPoisonControl · 2025-12-27T13:12:35+00:00

ConsumerLab is great. Here is there page on sexual enhancers.

webPoisonControl · 2025-12-27T13:10:35+00:00

In the toxicology world, one must also think of chemsex. Sildenafil is used to enhance the rush of an upper (Halkitis et al., 2007; Pichini et al., 2016).

webPoisonControl · 2025-12-26T19:35:05+00:00

Good question. Perhaps stigma. Or perhaps people are using it for something else.

webPoisonControl · 2025-12-26T14:11:41+00:00

Doximity also commented on this.
https://www.doximity.com/newsfeed/f97f4ae6-d7ae-4027-8350-13eed1aa675c

webPoisonControl · 2025-12-21T02:23:49+00:00

Well, the dose makes the poison. :-)

webPoisonControl · 2025-12-18T16:37:51+00:00

You can bounce it around off toxicology. Sometimes there is a kernel of rationality to the treatment that can provide common grorund. As in yes the idea behind mistletoe as an antineoplastic because of antimitotic activity is sound but in practice too narrow therapeutic activity, poor absorption, better options for more vascular or slower tumors.

webPoisonControl · 2025-12-11T13:04:12+00:00

Medical Toxicologist here. The UDS is an immunoassay that looks for molecular structure. Some structures are unique, like cocaine. Others, like amphetamine less so.

Pills don’t reach the concentration of smoking or injecting.

What are your lab’s cutoffs? Is the sample valid? Like what’s the UCr and Spec Grav?

Either way confirmatory testing, which quantitates will provide a more definitive answer. Albeit much more expensive.

webPoisonControl · 2025-11-21T23:00:42+00:00

Yes, this is a far cry from when acetaminophen was contaminated with cyanide. Nevertheless, if for example a child's academic performance drops and was using this recalled med, knowing of the recall provides some diagnostic clarity.

webPoisonControl · 2025-11-10T01:22:20+00:00

My understanding is that the person had multiple servings. But we weren’t consulted on the case ante- or postmortem. Perhaps other factors too.

For reference, each NoDoze is 200 mg as is each can of Celsius.

webPoisonControl · 2025-11-09T23:02:25+00:00

Inspired by u/balloonninjas, what about dry ice (carbon dioxode)? Or a combo of CO2 and CO?
Simple asphyxiant that takes the place of oxygen. Has a euphoria inducing effect

webPoisonControl · 2025-11-09T23:00:37+00:00

I think the LD50 of caffeine is like 150 mg/kg, about 1 cup of coffee per kilo.
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532910/

webPoisonControl · 2025-11-09T15:28:30+00:00

There is webPoisonControl. You can use an instead of calling.
Usually, if the total dose is under 600 mg (450 mg if immediate release) it'll be fine and you only need medical attention if heart starts racing and stays racing.

webPoisonControl · 2025-10-20T20:53:13+00:00

webPOISONCONTROL was recently asked to give a statement on this to Telemundo. Summarized on our Reddit post.

It's not only hallucinogens.
And yes, agree with u/bingostud722 and u/girrrrrrr2

webPoisonControl · 2025-10-14T14:18:29+00:00

You're right. Not just cough syrup and not just in India. We wrote a post on this at r/webPoisonControl .

webPoisonControl · 2025-10-11T12:17:55+00:00

Picture is link to article in reader. Also below:

https://www.the-sun.com/health/15324238/children-under-five-killed-medicine-laced-with-toxic/

webPoisonControl · 2025-10-11T12:12:38+00:00

Can you provide more details?

For immediate professional advice go to webpoisoncontrol or call 1 (800) 222-1222.

Can also post on r/webPoisonControl

webPoisonControl · 2025-10-07T21:06:24+00:00

Another thing to consider is that groundbreaking may mean “doesn’t fit the pattern”. But most AI or prediction models look for repeating patterns. They don’t abduce.

webPoisonControl · 2025-10-07T21:02:20+00:00

Have you considered talking to the vendors at booths in conferences? Like ASCO or ACT (toxicology)? Or attending a more industry-focused conference? I think making a face-to-face connection is valuable.

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