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poisoning

Child drug poisoning—an adult problem

Thousands of kids are sent to emergency room each year because parents or grandparents failed to properly secure medications.

Creeping threat: Kratom

Reports of poisoning from this unregulated herbal substance have jumped 50-fold in the past six years.

Teens’ latest fad of eating detergent pods brings big dangers

"Pod Challenge" can cause diarrhea and vomiting, chemical burns to the throat and airways, severe breathing problems, seizures and coma.

A silent, deadly invader

The risk of carbon monoxide poisoning increases in cold months. Don't become a statistic.

Children poisoned by essential oils

Reports of dangerous exposures doubled since 2011, mostly in kids.

Be careful what you eat, little mouth

Young children will put anything and everything in their mouth, which can lead to choking, poisoning or other health problems.