Med Tox in the Media
This stream of late-breaking news features topics of toxicologic importance featuring ACMT Member contributors.
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NBC News: CDC warns that Neptune’s Fix — ‘gas station heroin’ — may contain synthetic pot
ACMT Member William Rushton, MD, and former ACMT Board Member Diane Calello, MD, FACMT were consulted for this article. -
USA Today: Iowa Dad Charged After 4-Year-Old Eats THC Bar is Latest in Edible Emergencies with Children
Three ACMT Members featured in article on accidental ingestion of edibles by children. -
ABC News: Poison Control Centers Report Increase in Calls Related to Drugs Used for Weight Loss
ACMT Member Stephanie Widmer, DO featured in article discussing increase in poison control center calls due to weight loss drugs. -
Vice: Matthew Perry Drowned While On Ketamine: Medical Examiner
ACMT Board Member Andrew Stolbach, MD, FACMT and ACMT Member Ryan Marino, MD consulted on how ketamine contributed to Mattew Perry’s death. -
Associated Press: Matthew Perry Died From the Effects of Ketamine, Autopsy Report Says
ACMT Board Member Andrew Stolbach, MD, FACMT featured in article discussing the results of Mattew Perry’s autopsy. -
CBS News: FDA Warns About Neptune’s Fix Supplements After Reports of Seizures and Hospitalizations
ACMT Member William Rushton, MD, FACMT featured in article on the FDA’s warning about Neptune’s Fix Supplements. -
Washington Post: Children Got Lead Poisoning From Fruit Pouches. Here’s What to Know.
ACMT Members, Hernan Gomez, MD; Alan Woolf, MD, FACMT; and Kevin Osterhoudt, MD, FACMT featured in Washington Post article discussing pediatric lead poisoning from fruit pouches. -
Boston 25 News: ‘It’s Dangerous’: Push for Regulation in Mass. for ‘Addictive’ Herb Sold in Local Stores
ACMT Member, Peter Chai, MD, FACMT, featured in Boston 25 News article discussing kratom. -
CNN: Narcan, Now Available Without a Prescription, Can Still Be Hard to Get
ACMT Member, Lewis Nelson, MD, FACMT, featured in CNN article discussing the accessibility of narcan. -
CNN: Emergency Medical Association Rejects ‘Excited Delirium,’ Used to Describe Some Deaths in Police Custody
ACMT Position Statement on Excited Delirium featured in CNN article. -
Philadelphia Inquirer: We’re talking about fentanyl and xylazine all wrong
ACMT Member, Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, FACMT, penned this article. “Rather than stigmatizing people living with addiction, the most important thing we can do is encourage and support people in their journey to recovery.” -
CBS: You Can’t Overdose on Fentanyl Just by Touching It. Here’s What Experts Say.
ACMT Board Member Andrew Stolbach, MD, MPH, FACMT and Member Ryan Marino, MD featured in article discussing fentanyl. -
Associated Press: Teen’s Death Leads to Outpouring of Concern Over Spicy Chip Challenge as Sales are Halted
ACMT Member Peter Chai, MD, FACMT discusses the dangers of new TikTok spicy chip challenge. -
The US Sun: Warning to Parents Over Gummy Sweets that Put Kids at Risk of ‘Severe and Prolonged’ Toxic Effects
ACMT Member Lesley Pepin, MD discusses the effects of unintentional exposure to cannabis in children. -
The Messenger: New Synthetic Opioids Discovered in Drug Supply Are Even More Deadly
ACMT Member Alexandra Amaducci, MD discusses the new, recently discovered synthetic opioids. -
CNN: Emerging Group of Synthetic Opioids May be More Potent Than Fentanyl, Study Warns
ACMT Member Alex Manini, MD and the ToxIC Fentalog Study Group discusses synthetic opioids. -
Washington Post: Anti-Venom Shortage for Black Widow Spider Bites May be Ending
ACMT Members Kurt Kleinschmidt, MD, FACMT and Kelly Johnson-Arbor, MD, FACMT talk about the use of anti-venom for black widow spider bites. -
CNN: Xylazine Present in More Than 1 in 10 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths in the US
ACMT Member Ed Boyer, MD, FACMT discusses the presence of xylazine in fentanyl overdoses. -
New York Times Post / Fox News: Lead and Other Metal Contaminants Increase Heart Disease Risk, AHA Warns: ‘We Need to Do Better’
ACMT Member Kelly Johnson-Arbor, MD, FACMT discusses the impact of environmental contaminants on heart health. -
Yahoo News: People are Consuming 20 Mule Team Borax in New TikTok Trend that Experts are Calling ‘Patently Dangerous’
ACMT Member Kelly Johnson-Arbor, MD, FACMT discusses the new borax TikTok challenge and its dangers. -
NBC News / Yahoo News: White House Wants to Reduce “Tranq Dope” Deaths by 15% Within the Next Two Years
ACMT Member Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, FACMT featured in article discussing xylazine. -
NBC News: Tranq Increasingly Found in Opioid Overdose Deaths, Two CDC Reports Show
ACMT Member, Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, FACMT, featured in NBC News article discussing tranq being found in opioid overdoses. -
MSN: Alcohol No Longer The Most Abused Drug by American Children
ACMT Member Adrienne R. Hughes, MD discusses the rise of cannabis use in adolescents. -
MSN: How Much Lead is in Your Child’s Drinking Water? Some San Diego Day Care Centers Have Dangerously High Levels, Report Finds
ACMT Member Michael Young, MD, FACMT discusses the dangers of lead contamination for children. -
The Conversation: What is Fentanyl and Why is it Behind the Deadly Surge in US Drug Overdoses? A Medical Toxicologist Explains
Kavita Babu, MD, FACMT authored an article on fentanyl for The Conversation. -
The Washington Post: What is Fentanyl?
ACMT Board Member Andrew Stolbach, MD, MPH, FACMT provides a consult on fentanyl. -
Live Science: Can Touching Fentanyl Really Kill You?
ACMT Members Lewis Nelson, MD, FACMT and Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, FACMT discusses fentanyl and passive toxicity. -
Columbia Journalism Review: A Dangerous Fentanyl Myth Lives On
ACMT Member Ryan Marino, MD featured in article discussing myth that touching fentanyl can cause an overdose. -
New York Times: Fear, Loathing and Fentanyl Exposure
ACMT’s joint statement featured in New York Times editorial. -
Stat: ‘Passive’ Fentanyl Exposure: More Myth than Reality
ACMT Members, Lewis Nelson, MD, FACMT and Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, FACMT, featured in Stat article discussing fentanyl exposure.