Posts for Category: Med Tox in the Media
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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.