Poison Data System News Today

Exposures among teens, young adults jumped after 2018, when states began decriminalization

While most spiders can deliver venom, only a few pose a threat to humans.

Suspected suicide attempts linked to marijuana overdoses have been steadily increasing over the past decade, a new study reports.

THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Suspected suicide attempts linked to marijuana overdoses have been steadily increasing over the past decade, a new study reports.

97% of the 3,000+ children who accidentally ate marijuana edibles in the US found the edibles in their own homes.

Millions of people take melatonin to help them nod off, treat jet lag and cope with night shifts, but new evidence suggests we may have misunderstood the hormone and how to use it effectively

As drug legalization groups and the cannabis industry lobby to legalize cannabis across the United States, with initiatives ...

Stressed out parents often joke about slipping some cold medicine into their rambunctious kids to get them to calm down, but the author of a new study in the journal of pediatrics likens that practice to child abuse. he points to the national poison data system which lists nearly 1500 cases of children being drugged with over-the-counter prescription and treat drugs between 2000 and 2008. behavioral experts say the ethical boundaries in less extreme cases can be hazy. new guidelines expected to ...