Methanol poisoning disaster in Kenya, and other tox on the web

Walking Dead Man: KDFW-TV in Dallas-fort Worth  is reporting that the synthetic cannabinoid responsible for sending at least 140 people to hospital in D-FW and Austin was packaged with the labels “Dead Man Walking” and “Walking Dead Man.” Signs and symptoms included psychosis, aggressive behavior, blackouts, and hyperthermia. You can read TPR‘s coverage of this outbreak here. 25I-NBOMe in Virginia: The CBS affiliate WUSA-TV in Washington D.C. recently reported that they were seeing more cases of intoxication from the psychedelic phenethylamine 25I-NBOMe. In one weekend last month, 3 girls aged 13 t0 18 were admitted to hospital after taking the drug in blotter form. Toxic Cocktail: WPLG-TV in Miami reports that a Florida woman is suing a local bar after she required emergency surgery when, allegedly, she was served an improperly prepared liquid nitrogen cocktail that resulted in gastrointestinal rupture. Her lawyer claims that as a result “all her life organs were in jeopardy.”: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player   A Soldier’s War on Pain: In a very good NY Times article, @BarryMeier describes one soldier’s experience with opioids prescribed to treat battle-injury-related chronic pain, and the push in VA hospitals to find better modalities using non-opiate analgesics, physical therapy, and alternate therapies. Key quote: This opioid boom was a result of a synchronized drumbeat sounded by ph...
Source: The Poison Review - Category: Toxicology Authors: Tags: Medical 25I-NBOMe canthardin groopman kenya liquid nitrogen poisoning methanol narcotic new leaf opiate opioids sapwell spanish fly synthetic cannabinoid toxic cocktail walking dead man Source Type: news