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- Oleander and Oleandrin: Not a Safe Plant or Supplement
- What to do if Your Child Takes Edible Marijuana by Mistake
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- Category: Is This A Poison
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- Category: Media
- Category: Notices
- 2020 Poison Prevention Week Poster Contest
- On the Road with the Missouri Poison Center-Bootheel Region
- Missouri Poison Center Nurse Wins Exceptional Nurse of the Year
- Missouri Poison Center Nurse Wins 2019 St. Louis Magazine Excellence in Nursing Award
- 2019 Poison Prevention Week Poster Winners
- Missouri Poison Center Nurses Recognized
- Poison Prevention Week March 17-23, 2019
- 2019 Poison Prevention Week Poster Contest
- The Missouri Poison Center Gives Back This Holiday Season
- The Missouri Poison Center Turns 60!
- Missouri Poison Center Takes Second Place at SSM Health Nursing Symposium
- Missouri Poison Center Real Calls
- Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medicine Safety Program
- Safe Medication Storage = Safer Kids
- Insect Repellant Safety Tips
- No Cost Advice that Can Save a Life. The Value of the Poison Center
- Your Guide to Mushroom Hunting and Poisonous Mushrooms: Don’t Know, Don’t Eat It:
- Springtime Poison Concerns
- National Poison Prevention Week 2018
- Poison Safety Starts at Home
- Eating Laundry Pods – An Internet Joke With Serious Consequences
- Top 5 Winter Toxins
- Winter Plant Safety
- What Is this Berry?
- Cold & Flu Season Safety
- Back to School Safety
- “Leaves of three? Let it be.”
- Keep Your Summer Parties Safe!
- Facts About Sunscreen
- What’s In the Pool? Chlorine vs. Chloramine
- Bites, Snakes, & Plants – Oh My!
- Summer Poison Prevention Tips
- Spring Poison Prevention Tips
- National Poison Prevention Week
- Poison Prevention Week Poster Contest Rules
- National Poison Prevention Week Poster Contest 2016
- Food Safety Tips
- National Poison Prevention Week
- Save our Number, Save Lives
- Category: Poison Alerts
- ARE YOU UP-TO-DATE? TREATMENT CHANGES IN ACETAMINOPHEN OVERDOSE
- METFORMIN OVERDOSE: THINK LACTIC ACIDOSIS, NOT HYPOGLYCEMIA
- BUPROPION OVERDOSE
- SECOND GENERATION ANTIPSYCHOTIC OVERDOSE
- SPECIAL ALERT: How to Properly Manage Snake Bites
- SPECIAL ALERT: Chloroquine & Hydroxychloroquine
- BETA BLOCKER OVERDOSE
- Marijuana and CBD: Use, Intoxication, and Treatment
- WOOD ASH AND WATER AS THE CAUSE OF SUPERFICIAL ALKALINE BURNS IN A TODDLER
- What is Kratom? Which of Your Patients Might Be Using It?
- Loperamide – An Unexpected Drug of Abuse
- Gastric Perforation After Baking Soda Ingestion to Beat a Drug Test
- Baclofen Overdose or Brain Death?
- Venlafaxine & Desvenlafaxine Overdose
- Super-Absorbent Polymers (SAP) Ingestion
- Inhalant Abuse
- The QT Nomogram: Assessing Risk of Torsades de Pointes when the QT Interval is Prolonged
- IV NAC Protocol
- Loperamide Abuse
- Benadryl Overdose Treatment
- The All American Garage Part 1: Toxic Alcohols & Hydrocarbons
- Mushroom Poisoning
- Gastric Decontamination
- Toxic Hazards in the All American Garage Part 2
- Foreign Body & Battery Ingestion
- Synthetic Cannabinoids
- The FLACK about FLAKKA
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Risk without Warning Properties
- Why Call The Poison Center
- Perils of Physostigmine
- Nicotine – Acute Toxic Hazard in E-Cigarettes
- High-dose Insulin Euglycemic Therapy (HIET)
- New and Re-emerging Trends to “Get High”
- Perplexing Paresthesias
- Molly Are These Your Bath Salts?
- Button Batteries
- Buprenorphine
- Aspirin Overdose Remains a Concern
- Category: Press
- ‘Did the ‘Benadryl Challenge’ Prompt Warnings of Overdose Risk?’ – Missouri Poison Center Director Julie Weber Talks to Snopes.com
- Missouri Poison Center Director Julie Weber Speaks to Fox 2 About Hand Sanitizers
- Missouri Poison Center Director Julie Weber On Good Morning America
- KMOV Speaks With Doctors About The Catastrophic Health Effects Vape Liquid Can Cause In Children
- Director Julie Weber Talks with KMOX about the Dangers of Vaping
- Safe Spring Cleaning Tips with Missouri Poison Center Director Julie Weber
- Director Julie Weber Speaks with KMOX Radio About Poison Prevention
- National Poison Prevention Week on Fox 2 News
- Missouri Poison Center Director Julie Weber Talks Winter Poison Hazards
- Missouri Poison Center Director Julie Weber Talks About The dangers of E-cigarettes on Fox 2 News
- Holiday Poison Prevention with Missouri Poison Center Director Julie Weber.
- Missouri Poison Center Director Julie Weber Talks Halloween Safety Tips on KSDK
- Home Safety and Poison Prevention
- FDA Cautions of Deceptive E-Cig Packaging
- Fake Marijuana Makes Its Way to Missouri
- Area Poison Centers Address Tide Pod Challenge
- Ozarks Toddler Okay After Swallowing Poison
- Students Create Art to Teach About Poison Prevention
- City Corner: Lead in St. Louis
- Beware: Halloween face paint allergies & glow stick irritants
- Fall Poison Safety: Y-98 – Phillips and Company
- Y-98 Talks Poison!
- Common Toxins in the Home
- Poison Safety Do’s and Don’ts from the Missouri Poison Center
- Snake bites in Missouri up sharply in 2015
- The potential dangers behind e-cigarettes
- Household Poison Protection
- Poisonings from Nicotine Liquid in E-cigs on the Rise
- Category: Trending Topics
- What to Do If My Child Consumes Cannabis
- Are Succulents Poisonous to Humans?
- The Risks of Eyelash Glue for Extensions
- Can You Overdose on Claritin® (Loratadine)?
- Is CBD Oil Safe for Everyone?
- Are Candles Bad for You?
- Is the COVID Vaccine Safe & Are There Side Effects?
- Antivirals for Flu Season!
- Facts About Antibiotics
- Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers
- Campfire and Fireplace Poison Safety
- Vaping Has Changed
- Surprising Facts about Diabetes Medications
- Are You Taking Your Medications Safely? A Guide for Older Adults
- Can you recognize these toxic plants of Missouri?
- 5 Tips for Cleaning & Disinfecting Safely
- ARE THERE SUPPLEMENTS OR OTHER REMEDIES TO TREAT COVID-19?
- FACTS ABOUT IVERMECTIN
- Facts About Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
- 6 Social Media Challenges and Myths You Should Talk to Your Kids About
- Is it safe to take expired medications?
- Pre Workout Supplements
- Button/Disc Batteries: Small in Size but Pack a Strong Charge
- Which side effects are most often searched on Google?
- Ill Advised Antidotes
- How to Prevent Medication Errors at School
- Armadillo – The Little Armored One
- The Top 3 Medication Mishaps to Avoid this Summer
- Flood Precautions
- Are You Afraid of Snakes?
- Self-Management of Opioid Dependence and Withdrawal: What is KRATOM and is it SAFE?
- Are there poisonous springtime plants?
- Asthma Medication Safety Tips
- One Pill Can Kill?…
- Risks of Loperamide Abuse & Misuse
- Benadryl: Description and Uses
- Car Maintenance: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe
- Halloween Safety: Tips to Navigate the Scariest Night of the Year
- Head Lice & Bed Bugs: What you Need to Know
- Back to School Poison Safety
- Safe Travels! General Vacation Safety
- Pesticides, People & Poison Prevention
- Teen Trends: Are they Poisonous?
- An Expanding Problem: What Are Super Absorbent Polymers?
- Some Things Just Don’t Mix: Poison Control Tips for Chemicals
- Is My Pet’s Medication Poisonous for Me?
- The Skinny On Dietary Supplements
- Safety Never Takes a Holiday
- It’s Hunting Season: Remember Safety First!
- Tick Bites on the Uptick
- The “Pits” of Food Safety
- Charcoal: It’s the New Black
- Mushroom Hunting Safety
- Essential Oils: Natural Does Not Always Equal Safe
- Is Homemade Slime Safe or Toxic?
- “Dripping”: Is Unfiltered Vaping Toxic?
- Melatonin: Mother Nature’s Sleep Aid?
- Synthetic Marijuana Spike
- Syringes or Medication Cups: What’s Best For Measuring Liquid Medication?
- Thanksgiving Food Safety
- Don’t Let Zika Virus Ruin Your Beautiful Missouri Summer
- Pool Chemical Safety
- Check Your Garage For These Common Hazards
- How Much Mercury Is In A CFL Bulb?
- Tips to avoid mosquito bites
- Have you ever heard of DEWSHINE?
- SPECIAL EDITION: FOURTH OF JULY TOXINS
- Safe Storage: Don’t Put Household Chemicals Into Food Or Beverage Containers
- Holiday Safety: ‘Tis The Season To Be Poisoned
- Button Battery Safety
- Handle With Care: Pesticides May Be Toxic
- Laundry Detergent Packets
- Carbon Monoxide: Keep It Out Of Your Home
- E-Cigarette Devices and Liquid Nicotine
- Poison Safety For Your Home
- Repel the Pests . . . Don’t Poison Your People
- Answers About Mold In The Home
- Prevent Medicine Mistakes: Reading the Drug Facts Label
- What to Expect when you Call the Poison Help Line
- Be Careful with PESTICIDES
- HAND SANITIZERS
- Deck the Halls Safely & A Note About Buprenorphine
- Safe Use of Gun Bluing, Solvents and Powder
- Spring Cleaning
- Know What To Do For A Poisoning