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Pumped: Doping, Weight Loss, and a Drug-Test Mystery
Season 3 Episode 12
Meat that can trigger a positive Olympic drug test. A horse-asthma medicine abused for weight loss. And an athlete whose performance shortcut pushes …
1 year, 3 months ago
Hitchhiker: The $40-Million a gallon Animal Toxin
Season 3 Episode 11
A toxic passenger carried unknowingly from one place to another. An animal exposure mistaken for recreational drug use. And a natural substance value…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sudden Death: The very lethal toxin Treated with Vitamins
Season 3 Episode 10
A poison used by the Nazis. An exposure potent enough to kill a moose in minutes. And an antidote that can turn the patient’s blood and skin an alarm…
1 year, 4 months ago
Hooch: Prison brew and nature's most potent poison.
Season 3 Episode 9
The most potent biological poison known. A toxin widespread in soil and nature. And a batch of prison-made potato alcohol that turns celebration into…
1 year, 4 months ago
Bitter Brew: The Amazonian Plant Medicine Mystery
Season 3 Episode 8
An Amazonian brew created by combining two plants. Indigenous pharmacology that makes an otherwise inactive compound work. And a psychoactive substan…
1 year, 5 months ago
Something Stinks: A Seafood Poisoning Mystery
Season 3 Episode 7
A seafood poisoning often mistaken for an allergic reaction. A hidden danger in eating barracuda. And a neurologic syndrome that can make speech soun…
1 year, 5 months ago
Decay, Part 2: Glowing Bones and Radioactive Murder
Season 3 Episode 6
Bones that crumble after chronic exposure. A factory material that once made workers glow in the dark. And a living organism that thrives amid the ra…
1 year, 6 months ago
Decay, Part 1: A scientist's fatal exposure and a TSA-flagged treatment
Season 3 Episode 5
A poison that can resemble overwhelming septic shock. A famous scientist killed after occupational exposure. And a treatment that may require a docto…
1 year, 6 months ago
Burn: The Poison That Causes Excruciating Pain
Season 3 Episode 4
A marine sting that causes unbearable pain within seconds. A poisoning so severe that amputation has been attempted. And an unlikely role for petrole…
1 year, 7 months ago
Arctic: The Explorer’s Diet That Turned Toxic
Season 3 Episode 3
A traditional food that sickened Arctic explorers but spared local people. An eye finding that can reveal pressure inside the skull. And an ancient E…
1 year, 7 months ago