Death after use of recreational marijuana, and other Tox on the Web

More on e-cigarette nicotine liquid: On KSTP-TV news in Minneapolis/St. Paul, medical toxicologist Dr. Ben Orozco discusses the hazards of e-cigarette refill liquid, and the signs and symptoms of nicotine toxicity. Suicide by hydrogen sulfide: The St. Charles (LA) Herald-Guide reported the tragic story about a 32-year-old research scientist who killed herself by releasing hydrogen sulfide in her car. She had posted hazmat warnings in the windows to protect first responders. TPR has written previously about these s0-called “chemical suicides,” a phenomenon that started in Japan and often takes place in the victim’s automobile. HT @NaturesPoisons Risks of fluoroquinolones: At Academic Life in Emergency Medicine, Matthew DeLaney discusses the clinical and medical-legal risks of fluoroquinolones, including tendinopathy and peripheral neuropathy. Use of opiates to treat headache increasing in U.S. emergency departments: HealthDay reports that recently there has been a large increase in the number of prescriptions for opioid analgesics written to treat headache, according to a  presentation at the March 2014 American College of Medical Toxicology conference in Phoenix: The researchers analyzed national data from 2001 to 2010 and found a 65 percent increase in emergency department use of narcotic prescriptions for headaches during that period. The largest rise (450 percent) was in the use of hydromorphone, and there was also a significant increase in the ...
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