Posts for Category: Med Tox in the Media
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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.