Benadryl-related poison control calls are rising. What parents can do

America’s Poison Centers warns that calls from teens getting high on diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl, have ...
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'A devastating public health crisis': What parents can do to help prevent teen suicide

New Jersey Poison Control Center answered about four calls a day last year to help save teens who attempted suicide by poisoning. And the vast majority of those calls — about 80% — are coming about ...
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Poison control experts share 7 common mistakes people make that lead to dangerous exposures

Poison control centers handle millions of calls every year about exposures to just about anything you can imagine — from chia seeds and gummy vitamins to bleach and button batteries. Although young ...
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Poison centers see high quantity of calls related to overdoses by injectable weight-loss medications

Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an injected medication used for diabetes and weight loss, with some people reporting symptoms ...
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Tide Is Telling People to Call Poison Control After Doing the Tide Pod Challenge

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Forging a Poison Prevention and Control System

Poison control centers were developed as sources of information about the management of pediatric poisonings, but have evolved to encompass a wide range of additional functions (Hoffman, 2002; Leikin ...
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Thinking Ozempic or Wegovy for Weight Loss? Poison Control Centers Urge Caution

New weight-loss trends always seem to promise the ability to shed pounds fast without months or years of diet and exercise. While GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy hold promise for both weight ...