Posts for Category: Med Tox in the Media
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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.