Cocaine
Cocaine, derived from the coca plant, is an illegal drug that stimulates the brain’s reward pathway. It produces a feeling of euphoria and energy that can become highly addictive.
Opioids
Opioids are a class of drugs typically used for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. They include not only pain relievers available by prescription from a doctor, such as oxycodone (OxyContin®) and hydrocodone (Vicodin®), but also illegal drugs like heroin.
Risks of Loperamide Abuse & Misuse
You’ll be surprised about one of the latest trends in drug misuse and abuse. It is a common OTC medication used for diarrhea, but what happens when it is taken in higher doses than recommended?
“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, and 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. …
Have you ever heard of DEWSHINE?
It’s been in the news lately. Four teen-aged 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…
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…
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…
