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Fumigation: A Pesticide Poisoning Mystery
Season 3 Episode 21
A gas that has killed thieves entering treated homes. A pesticide potent enough to threaten entire families. And a fumigant with consequences for the…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Bad Advice: When a Chatbot Recommends a Poison
Season 3 Episode 20
Poisoning advice delivered by a chatbot. A drug toxicity whose name also means stale or unoriginal. And a naturally occurring substance concentrated …
11 months ago
Adulteration: The New Fentanyl Contaminant
Season 3 Episode 19
A street drug nicknamed “rhino tranq.” An adulterant also used routinely in emergency and intensive care. And a withdrawal syndrome that can become l…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Blue Mood, Part 2: A drug-drug interaction that changed medicine
Season 3 Episode 18
Cocaine’s unexpected connection to medical-residency work hours. A genetic crisis triggered inside the operating room. And a missed diagnosis that ch…
1 year ago
Blue Mood, Part 1: What the wet dog shakes have to do with humans
Season 3 Episode 17
Animal “wet-dog shakes” with a human counterpart. A drug reaction that can heat the body enough to damage proteins. And an over-the-counter medicine …
1 year ago
Pick Your Poison Trailer
Season 1 Episode 1
Interested in poisons, mystery, and murder in mayhem? You're in the right place. This is Pick your Poison. I'm your host, Dr. JP, here to share my p…
1 year ago
Abyssinian Tea: A Little-Known Global Drug Mystery
Season 3 Episode 16
A stimulant plant used daily by roughly 20 million people. A Hollywood film entangled with American drug policy. And leaves that lose much of their p…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fresh Air: When the Antidote Becomes Dangerous
Season 3 Episode 15
An antidote with more social-media fame than the poison it treats. A bedside moment where panic can make treatment dangerous. And people drinking an …
1 year, 1 month ago
Hemorrhage, Part 2: The Dictator Who Feared His Doctors
Season 3 Episode 14
A dictator whose autopsy appeared on a newspaper’s front page. A lifelong distrust of doctors with deadly consequences. And a surprising medical use …
1 year, 2 months ago
Hemorrhage, Part 1: Cocaine, Rat Poison, and a Medical Mystery
Season 3 Episode 13
A street drug that still has a place in the operating room. A biological weapon hidden in bombs, clothing, and salad bars. And a rat poison whose ant…
1 year, 2 months ago