“Dripping”: Is Unfiltered Vaping Toxic?
Novel forms of vaping have hit YouTube and internet forums. “Dripping” is one such method. With traditional vaping, the “juice” passes through a filter where some of it gets trapped before each inhalation. With dripping, the filter is bypassed and a few drops of the “juice” are dripped directly onto the heated coils or atomizer of the device which produces a thicker vapor cloud.
Synthetic Marijuana Spike
With names like K2, Spice, Bliss, Cloud Nine, and hundreds of others, the drugs often called "synthetic marijuana", are – in reality – very different from marijuana. They contain powerful chemicals called cannabimimetics and can cause dangerous health effects. The drugs are made specifically to be abused. A recent synthetic…
Have you ever heard of DEWSHINE?
It has been in the news lately. Four teenage boys were poisoned by drinking a concoction named “dewshine” they made from Mountain Dew soft drink and racing fuel. Two of them died. Coincidentally, there is a new soft drink called DewShine on the shelves, made by the same major beverage…
Poisonings from Nicotine Liquid in E-cigs on the Rise
Liquid Nicotine Poisonings In the past year, calls into the Missouri Poison Center about liquid nicotine poisonings have more than doubled. It doesn’t take much of the highly concentrated “e-liquid” solution to cause toxic poisoning in small children. Even though many vaping shops only sell the e-liquid solution in containers with child resistant…
E-Cigarette Devices and Liquid Nicotine
Electronic Vapor E-Cigarette Devices: Be aware and take care! Unfortunately, the vaping craze has reached the toddler set, according to the Missouri Poison Center call statistics. The adult market for smokeless e-cigarette devices that vaporize a nicotine-laced liquid has been booming. This means that curious kids can find themselves playing…