Pick Your Poison Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:45:43 -0400 http://pickpoison.com en-us © 2026 Pick Your Poison yes 286e44bf-7630-51d5-83b7-6de7261537c9 Dr. JP episodic false Dr. JP shares her passion for poisons in this interactive show. Pick Your Poison is a fast-paced, interactive podcast about poisons and toxins, mischief and murder ranging from ancient history to pop culture. Your choices direct the diagnosis and treatment. Make the wrong choice and our patient won’t survive the podcast.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) poison, pick your poison, overdose, murder, toxin, toxicology, emergency, pick poison, medicine, pop culture, doctor, history Dr. JP https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vk9qo5jdlrz4ie40jnnfit472p39?.jpg Pick Your Poison http://pickpoison.com Dr. JP Surface Tension Surface Tension Want to know what dangerous wellness trend causes harm with bubbles? Why the treatment for too much oxygen can be more oxygen? And how concentration can make the difference between a mild exposure and a medical emergency?

A woman collapses at a yoga retreat after severe abdominal pain, frothy vomiting, a seizure, and sudden paralysis. Her CT scan reveals a strange clue: gas where it doesn’t belong. Can you identify the toxin—and choose the treatment—before permanent damage is done?

Your patient is waiting. Your diagnosis—and your decision—matter.

Pick Your Poison is an interactive medical mystery podcast about toxicology, poisoning, emergency medicine, and the clues that lead to a diagnosis.

Transcripts are available at pickpoison.com.

This podcast is fictional and is intended for entertainment and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice.

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]]> Want to know what dangerous wellness trend causes harm with bubbles? Why the treatment for too much oxygen can be more oxygen? And how concentration can make the difference between a mild exposure and a medical emergency?

A woman collapses at a yoga retreat after severe abdominal pain, frothy vomiting, a seizure, and sudden paralysis. Her CT scan reveals a strange clue: gas where it doesn’t belong. Can you identify the toxin—and choose the treatment—before permanent damage is done?

Your patient is waiting. Your diagnosis—and your decision—matter.

Pick Your Poison is an interactive medical mystery podcast about toxicology, poisoning, emergency medicine, and the clues that lead to a diagnosis.

Transcripts are available at pickpoison.com.

This podcast is fictional and is intended for entertainment and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-19867065 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1479 hydrogen peroxide poisoning, hydrogen peroxide toxicity, toxicology, poisoning, medical mystery, emergency medicine, gas embolism, cerebral gas embolism, hyperbaric oxygen, caustic ingestion, portal venous gas, pneumatosis 4 18 full false Under the Sink: A Pediatric Poisoning Emergency Under the Sink: A Pediatric Poisoning Emergency Send us Fan Mail

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]]> Buzzsprout-19787365 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:01:00 -0400 1185 4 17 full false Dead Weight: A Civil War Artifact Toxicology Mystery Dead Weight: A Civil War Artifact Toxicology Mystery A three-year-old develops abdominal pain, constipation, profound lethargy, and a sudden seizure after a family gathering. The crucial clue appears in an unexpected place—and points toward a mysterious Civil War artifact. Along the way, discover what movies get wrong about gunshot wounds and how one toxin may have influenced the Roman Empire.

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]]> A three-year-old develops abdominal pain, constipation, profound lethargy, and a sudden seizure after a family gathering. The crucial clue appears in an unexpected place—and points toward a mysterious Civil War artifact. Along the way, discover what movies get wrong about gunshot wounds and how one toxin may have influenced the Roman Empire.

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]]> Buzzsprout-19595538 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1655 4 16 full false Short Circuit : A Medical Mystery of Seizures and Poisoning Short Circuit : A Medical Mystery of Seizures and Poisoning A routine medication turns catastrophic when a patient's brain loses its brakes. Why won't the seizures stop? What hidden diagnosis is everyone missing? And what life-saving antidote has to be given before it's too late? Join Dr. JP as you investigate a rapidly deteriorating patient while exploring emergency medicine, toxicology, and one of the most dramatic poisoning emergencies you'll ever encounter. Your patient is waiting. Your diagnosis—and your decision—matter.

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]]> A routine medication turns catastrophic when a patient's brain loses its brakes. Why won't the seizures stop? What hidden diagnosis is everyone missing? And what life-saving antidote has to be given before it's too late? Join Dr. JP as you investigate a rapidly deteriorating patient while exploring emergency medicine, toxicology, and one of the most dramatic poisoning emergencies you'll ever encounter. Your patient is waiting. Your diagnosis—and your decision—matter.

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]]> Buzzsprout-19593142 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1641 4 15 full false Green Fairy: Psychosis at the Absinthe Bar Green Fairy: Psychosis at the Absinthe Bar A notorious green spirit served in a Belle Époque bar. A violent patient hallucinating and fighting invisible enemies. And a medical myth linked to some of history’s most famous artists.

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An interactive emergency medicine and toxicology case involving sudden psychosis, dangerous behavior, hallucinations, substance use, medical versus psychiatric causes, and the myths surrounding a mysterious green drink.

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]]> A notorious green spirit served in a Belle Époque bar. A violent patient hallucinating and fighting invisible enemies. And a medical myth linked to some of history’s most famous artists.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.

An interactive emergency medicine and toxicology case involving sudden psychosis, dangerous behavior, hallucinations, substance use, medical versus psychiatric causes, and the myths surrounding a mysterious green drink.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-19290823 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1345 4 14 full false Wild Mistake: A Deadly Foraging Mystery Wild Mistake: A Deadly Foraging Mystery A harmless-looking plant gathered for a wilderness dinner. An ancient remedy for madness associated with Heracles. And a flower carrying the same kind of cardiac poison found in toxic toads.

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An interactive wilderness and emergency medicine case involving mistaken foraging, plant poisoning, vomiting, dangerous heart rhythms, persistent symptoms, and ancient Greek medicine.

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]]> A harmless-looking plant gathered for a wilderness dinner. An ancient remedy for madness associated with Heracles. And a flower carrying the same kind of cardiac poison found in toxic toads.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive wilderness and emergency medicine case involving mistaken foraging, plant poisoning, vomiting, dangerous heart rhythms, persistent symptoms, and ancient Greek medicine.

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]]> Buzzsprout-19262606 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1288 4 13 full false Poisoned Paper: The Prison Contraband Mystery Poisoned Paper: The Prison Contraband Mystery A normal conversation followed by unconsciousness within minutes. A drug abandoned as too dangerous for medicine but reborn on the illicit market. And prison contraband hidden on an apparently blank sheet of paper.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive emergency and forensic toxicology case involving highly potent synthetic-drug exposure, sudden respiratory depression, hidden prison contraband, overdose reversal, and a scene with no pills or powder.

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]]> A normal conversation followed by unconsciousness within minutes. A drug abandoned as too dangerous for medicine but reborn on the illicit market. And prison contraband hidden on an apparently blank sheet of paper.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive emergency and forensic toxicology case involving highly potent synthetic-drug exposure, sudden respiratory depression, hidden prison contraband, overdose reversal, and a scene with no pills or powder.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-19220351 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1304 4 12 full false Breathless: The Paleolithic Hazard Hiding in Modern Kitchens Breathless: The Paleolithic Hazard Hiding in Modern Kitchens Want to know what toxin has been killing workers since Paleolithic times—and is hiding in modern kitchens? The ancient Romans called it a widow-maker… because husbands died so quickly, some women had as many as seven. 

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]]> Want to know what toxin has been killing workers since Paleolithic times—and is hiding in modern kitchens? The ancient Romans called it a widow-maker… because husbands died so quickly, some women had as many as seven. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-19219389 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1350 4 11 full false Burning Desire: Insect toxin, aphrodisiac, and poison Burning Desire: Insect toxin, aphrodisiac, and poison An animal that poisons without biting or stinging. An infamous aphrodisiac behind centuries of terrible decisions. And a blistering substance used as a murder weapon.

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An interactive forensic toxicology case involving animal-derived exposure, severe skin and urinary-tract injury, internal burns, gastrointestinal symptoms, kidney damage, and a long history of malicious poisoning.

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]]> An animal that poisons without biting or stinging. An infamous aphrodisiac behind centuries of terrible decisions. And a blistering substance used as a murder weapon.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive forensic toxicology case involving animal-derived exposure, severe skin and urinary-tract injury, internal burns, gastrointestinal symptoms, kidney damage, and a long history of malicious poisoning.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-19219295 Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1324 4 10 full false Cold Fire: Poison that can combust in the ER Cold Fire: Poison that can combust in the ER A poison that can burst into flame in the emergency department. Vomit and stool dangerous enough to threaten the medical team. And a possible answer to the missing bones of Waterloo.

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An interactive emergency and hazardous-materials case involving spontaneous combustion, severe gastrointestinal injury, liver failure, patient decontamination, staff safety, and battlefield history.

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]]> A poison that can burst into flame in the emergency department. Vomit and stool dangerous enough to threaten the medical team. And a possible answer to the missing bones of Waterloo.

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An interactive emergency and hazardous-materials case involving spontaneous combustion, severe gastrointestinal injury, liver failure, patient decontamination, staff safety, and battlefield history.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-19166003 Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1283 4 9 full false Killer Candy: The killer candy found in King Tut's tomb Killer Candy: The killer candy found in King Tut's tomb A candy flavor beloved around the world. An ancient treat found in King Tut’s tomb and rumored to make camels less thirsty. And an overdose that drives blood pressure up while throwing the heart out of rhythm.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving candy and herbal-product exposure, severe hypertension, low potassium, muscle weakness, cardiac arrhythmias, and electrolyte treatment.

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]]> A candy flavor beloved around the world. An ancient treat found in King Tut’s tomb and rumored to make camels less thirsty. And an overdose that drives blood pressure up while throwing the heart out of rhythm.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive medical toxicology case involving candy and herbal-product exposure, severe hypertension, low potassium, muscle weakness, cardiac arrhythmias, and electrolyte treatment.

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]]> Buzzsprout-19085616 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1262 4 8 full false Breathing Fire: A Toxic Lung Emergency Breathing Fire: A Toxic Lung Emergency Fire eaters who damage their lungs without being burned. Hot-tub users who develop a serious respiratory illness. And gasoline thieves poisoned by the way they steal it.

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An interactive pulmonary and emergency medicine case involving hydrocarbon aspiration, chemical pneumonitis, cough, low oxygen, secondary infection, and treatment that may not involve antibiotics.

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]]> Fire eaters who damage their lungs without being burned. Hot-tub users who develop a serious respiratory illness. And gasoline thieves poisoned by the way they steal it.

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An interactive pulmonary and emergency medicine case involving hydrocarbon aspiration, chemical pneumonitis, cough, low oxygen, secondary infection, and treatment that may not involve antibiotics.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-19003069 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1309 4 7 full false Poisoned by Paleontology: A Blowgun Poison Mystery Poisoned by Paleontology: A Blowgun Poison Mystery Today's episode is about a toxin so powerful that a little smeared on the tip of a blowgun arrow is enough to silence every muscle in your body, including your diaphragm, stopping your breathing. How did a poison like this become a commonly used drug in modern medicine? 

We'll also go inside a Siberian prison cell where one of the most high-profile political prisoners on the planet collapses and dies. Was this a state-sponsored assassination using a poison from the rainforest?

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]]> Today's episode is about a toxin so powerful that a little smeared on the tip of a blowgun arrow is enough to silence every muscle in your body, including your diaphragm, stopping your breathing. How did a poison like this become a commonly used drug in modern medicine? 

We'll also go inside a Siberian prison cell where one of the most high-profile political prisoners on the planet collapses and dies. Was this a state-sponsored assassination using a poison from the rainforest?

 Listen to find out. 

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-18907966 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1298 4 6 full false Locked In: Fever, Paralysis, and a Mystery Pill Locked In: Fever, Paralysis, and a Mystery Pill A fever that refuses to break with ordinary medicine. Muscles rigid enough to trap a conscious patient inside the body. And the diagnostic chaos caused by “a round white pill.”

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An interactive medication-safety case involving a severe drug reaction, hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, medication identification, supportive care, and competing diagnoses.

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]]> A fever that refuses to break with ordinary medicine. Muscles rigid enough to trap a conscious patient inside the body. And the diagnostic chaos caused by “a round white pill.”

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive medication-safety case involving a severe drug reaction, hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, medication identification, supportive care, and competing diagnoses.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-18850135 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400 1402 4 5 full false The Last Supper: Did foraging topple a royal dynasty? The Last Supper: Did foraging topple a royal dynasty? A foraged mushroom served at a royal meal. A dinner said to have ended the House of Habsburg and changed Europe. And a plant extract investigated as an antidote to liver failure.

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An interactive wilderness and emergency medicine case involving mushroom foraging, delayed gastrointestinal symptoms, severe liver injury, transplant evaluation, and uncertain antidote evidence.

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]]> A foraged mushroom served at a royal meal. A dinner said to have ended the House of Habsburg and changed Europe. And a plant extract investigated as an antidote to liver failure.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive wilderness and emergency medicine case involving mushroom foraging, delayed gastrointestinal symptoms, severe liver injury, transplant evaluation, and uncertain antidote evidence.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-18734619 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:00:00 -0500 1592 4 4 full false The Quiet Baby: An infant poisoned, an antidote from the serum of scientists The Quiet Baby: An infant poisoned, an antidote from the serum of scientists A healthy infant who becomes too weak to cry or feed. A digestive system missing key protective bacteria and bile acids. And a lifesaving antidote produced with help from scientists—and horses.

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An interactive pediatric toxicology case involving foodborne or environmental spores, descending paralysis, poor feeding, respiratory failure, stool testing, and specialized antitoxin treatment.

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]]> A healthy infant who becomes too weak to cry or feed. A digestive system missing key protective bacteria and bile acids. And a lifesaving antidote produced with help from scientists—and horses.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive pediatric toxicology case involving foodborne or environmental spores, descending paralysis, poor feeding, respiratory failure, stool testing, and specialized antitoxin treatment.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-18659374 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 1246 4 3 full false Sublimation: Death in a sealed room Sublimation: Death in a sealed room A locked room with no intruder. A dead person with no sign of trauma. And a volatile clue that vanishes before investigators arrive.

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An interactive forensic toxicology mystery involving enclosed-space exposure, sudden collapse, oxygen displacement, scene safety, postmortem uncertainty, and a substance that leaves little evidence behind.

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]]> A locked room with no intruder. A dead person with no sign of trauma. And a volatile clue that vanishes before investigators arrive.

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An interactive forensic toxicology mystery involving enclosed-space exposure, sudden collapse, oxygen displacement, scene safety, postmortem uncertainty, and a substance that leaves little evidence behind.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-18576098 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500 1289 4 2 full true Sweet: Ancient biological weapon. Modern aphrodisiac. Sweet: Ancient biological weapon. Modern aphrodisiac. A natural poison that harms humans but leaves bees untouched. A rare honey valuable enough to risk lives harvesting it. And a sweet weapon used in conflicts between Russia and Ukraine.

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An interactive foodborne and wilderness medicine case involving contaminated honey, vomiting, low blood pressure, dangerously slow heart rate, cardiac monitoring, and ancient biological warfare.

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]]> A natural poison that harms humans but leaves bees untouched. A rare honey valuable enough to risk lives harvesting it. And a sweet weapon used in conflicts between Russia and Ukraine.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive foodborne and wilderness medicine case involving contaminated honey, vomiting, low blood pressure, dangerously slow heart rate, cardiac monitoring, and ancient biological warfare.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-18508149 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500 1169 4 1 full false Hot Water: When bath salts become deadly Hot Water: When bath salts become deadly An easy-to-buy drugstore product that can paralyze like a famous bacterial poison. An old-fashioned enema once used for brain injuries. And a treatment choice that turns constipation into a toxic emergency.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.

An interactive medication and gastrointestinal toxicology case involving enema misuse, electrolyte disturbance, muscle weakness, respiratory failure, ECG changes, and urgent supportive treatment.


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]]> An easy-to-buy drugstore product that can paralyze like a famous bacterial poison. An old-fashioned enema once used for brain injuries. And a treatment choice that turns constipation into a toxic emergency.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.

An interactive medication and gastrointestinal toxicology case involving enema misuse, electrolyte disturbance, muscle weakness, respiratory failure, ECG changes, and urgent supportive treatment.


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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-18308126 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 1178 3 23 full false Fermentation: The Mysterious Blood Alcohol Level Fermentation: The Mysterious Blood Alcohol Level A beer-related ingredient other than alcohol that can cause disease. A diagnosis defense attorneys may be especially fond of. And the reason every person has a measurable blood-alcohol level—even without drinking.

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An interactive gastrointestinal and forensic medicine case involving internal fermentation, altered mental status, disputed intoxication, microbiome changes, diagnostic testing, and unusual alcohol production.

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]]> A beer-related ingredient other than alcohol that can cause disease. A diagnosis defense attorneys may be especially fond of. And the reason every person has a measurable blood-alcohol level—even without drinking.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive gastrointestinal and forensic medicine case involving internal fermentation, altered mental status, disputed intoxication, microbiome changes, diagnostic testing, and unusual alcohol production.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-18258474 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500 1454 3 22 full false Fumigation: A Pesticide Poisoning Mystery Fumigation: A Pesticide Poisoning Mystery A gas that has killed thieves entering treated homes. A pesticide potent enough to threaten entire families. And a fumigant with consequences for the ozone layer.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive environmental and occupational toxicology case involving home fumigation, nausea, seizures, heart and lung injury, responder safety, decontamination, and limited antidote options.

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]]> A gas that has killed thieves entering treated homes. A pesticide potent enough to threaten entire families. And a fumigant with consequences for the ozone layer.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive environmental and occupational toxicology case involving home fumigation, nausea, seizures, heart and lung injury, responder safety, decontamination, and limited antidote options.

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]]> Buzzsprout-18165578 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 928 3 21 full false Bad Advice: When a Chatbot Recommends a Poison Bad Advice: When a Chatbot Recommends a Poison Poisoning advice delivered by a chatbot. A drug toxicity whose name also means stale or unoriginal. And a naturally occurring substance concentrated in the Dead Sea.

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An interactive medication and digital-safety case involving dangerous self-treatment, neurologic changes, abnormal electrolytes, online misinformation, laboratory diagnosis, and supportive toxicology care.

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]]> Poisoning advice delivered by a chatbot. A drug toxicity whose name also means stale or unoriginal. And a naturally occurring substance concentrated in the Dead Sea.

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An interactive medication and digital-safety case involving dangerous self-treatment, neurologic changes, abnormal electrolytes, online misinformation, laboratory diagnosis, and supportive toxicology care.

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]]> Buzzsprout-18010249 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0400 1229 3 20 full false Adulteration: The New Fentanyl Contaminant Adulteration: The New Fentanyl Contaminant A street drug nicknamed “rhino tranq.” An adulterant also used routinely in emergency and intensive care. And a withdrawal syndrome that can become life-threatening.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive addiction-medicine case involving contaminated street drugs, profound sedation, slow heart rate, high blood pressure, severe withdrawal, and uncertainty about the modern drug supply.

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]]> A street drug nicknamed “rhino tranq.” An adulterant also used routinely in emergency and intensive care. And a withdrawal syndrome that can become life-threatening.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive addiction-medicine case involving contaminated street drugs, profound sedation, slow heart rate, high blood pressure, severe withdrawal, and uncertainty about the modern drug supply.

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]]> Buzzsprout-18010231 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:00:00 -0400 1202 3 19 full false Blue Mood, Part 2: A drug-drug interaction that changed medicine Blue Mood, Part 2: A drug-drug interaction that changed medicine Cocaine’s unexpected connection to medical-residency work hours. A genetic crisis triggered inside the operating room. And a missed diagnosis that changed the training of every American resident.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive emergency and perioperative medicine case involving extreme hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, metabolic collapse, inherited susceptibility, antidote timing, and diagnostic overlap between toxic syndromes.

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]]> Cocaine’s unexpected connection to medical-residency work hours. A genetic crisis triggered inside the operating room. And a missed diagnosis that changed the training of every American resident.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive emergency and perioperative medicine case involving extreme hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, metabolic collapse, inherited susceptibility, antidote timing, and diagnostic overlap between toxic syndromes.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17925523 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1074 3 18 full false Blue Mood, Part 1: What the wet dog shakes have to do with humans Blue Mood, Part 1: What the wet dog shakes have to do with humans Animal “wet-dog shakes” with a human counterpart. A drug reaction that can heat the body enough to damage proteins. And an over-the-counter medicine that becomes dangerous when mixed with antidepressants.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive medication-safety case involving serotonin excess, tremor, muscle overactivity, hyperthermia, drug interactions, rapid diagnosis, and aggressive supportive care.

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]]> Animal “wet-dog shakes” with a human counterpart. A drug reaction that can heat the body enough to damage proteins. And an over-the-counter medicine that becomes dangerous when mixed with antidepressants.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive medication-safety case involving serotonin excess, tremor, muscle overactivity, hyperthermia, drug interactions, rapid diagnosis, and aggressive supportive care.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17838734 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1081 3 17 full false Pick Your Poison Trailer Pick Your Poison Trailer  Interested in poisons, mystery, and murder in mayhem? You're in the right place. This is Pick your Poison. I'm your host, Dr. JP, here to share my passion for poisons.  It is a fast-paced interactive show where your choices direct the diagnosis and treatment. 

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]]>  Interested in poisons, mystery, and murder in mayhem? You're in the right place. This is Pick your Poison. I'm your host, Dr. JP, here to share my passion for poisons.  It is a fast-paced interactive show where your choices direct the diagnosis and treatment. 

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17817107 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:00:00 -0400 39 1 1 trailer false Abyssinian Tea: A Little-Known Global Drug Mystery Abyssinian Tea: A Little-Known Global Drug Mystery A stimulant plant used daily by roughly 20 million people. A Hollywood film entangled with American drug policy. And leaves that lose much of their potency soon after harvest.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive global-health toxicology case involving herbal stimulant use, high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, psychiatric symptoms, cultural context, and unfamiliar exposure histories.

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]]> A stimulant plant used daily by roughly 20 million people. A Hollywood film entangled with American drug policy. And leaves that lose much of their potency soon after harvest.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive global-health toxicology case involving herbal stimulant use, high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, psychiatric symptoms, cultural context, and unfamiliar exposure histories.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17608009 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400 923 3 16 full false Fresh Air: When the Antidote Becomes Dangerous Fresh Air: When the Antidote Becomes Dangerous An antidote with more social-media fame than the poison it treats. A bedside moment where panic can make treatment dangerous. And people drinking an aquarium product in search of a cure.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive emergency medicine case involving medication misinformation, impaired oxygen delivery, abnormal blood color, antidote dosing, treatment-induced complications, and online health trends.

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]]> An antidote with more social-media fame than the poison it treats. A bedside moment where panic can make treatment dangerous. And people drinking an aquarium product in search of a cure.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive emergency medicine case involving medication misinformation, impaired oxygen delivery, abnormal blood color, antidote dosing, treatment-induced complications, and online health trends.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17608089 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1414 3 15 full false Hemorrhage, Part 2: The Dictator Who Feared His Doctors Hemorrhage, Part 2: The Dictator Who Feared His Doctors A dictator whose autopsy appeared on a newspaper’s front page. A lifelong distrust of doctors with deadly consequences. And a surprising medical use for leeches in the 1950s.

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An interactive historical medicine case involving catastrophic bleeding, delayed care, anticoagulation, autopsy evidence, blood-clotting decisions, and the final illness of a terrible dictator. 

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]]> A dictator whose autopsy appeared on a newspaper’s front page. A lifelong distrust of doctors with deadly consequences. And a surprising medical use for leeches in the 1950s.

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An interactive historical medicine case involving catastrophic bleeding, delayed care, anticoagulation, autopsy evidence, blood-clotting decisions, and the final illness of a terrible dictator. 

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17482300 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1208 3 14 full false Hemorrhage, Part 1: Cocaine, Rat Poison, and a Medical Mystery Hemorrhage, Part 1: Cocaine, Rat Poison, and a Medical Mystery A street drug that still has a place in the operating room. A biological weapon hidden in bombs, clothing, and salad bars. And a rat poison whose antidote is a vitamin.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive forensic toxicology case involving unexplained bleeding, contaminated drugs or food, anticoagulant exposure, clotting tests, prolonged antidote therapy, and malicious poisoning.

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]]> A street drug that still has a place in the operating room. A biological weapon hidden in bombs, clothing, and salad bars. And a rat poison whose antidote is a vitamin.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive forensic toxicology case involving unexplained bleeding, contaminated drugs or food, anticoagulant exposure, clotting tests, prolonged antidote therapy, and malicious poisoning.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17482291 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1343 3 13 full false Pumped: Doping, Weight Loss, and a Drug-Test Mystery Pumped: Doping, Weight Loss, and a Drug-Test Mystery Meat that can trigger a positive Olympic drug test. A horse-asthma medicine abused for weight loss. And an athlete whose performance shortcut pushes the heart into danger.

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An interactive sports and medical toxicology case involving contaminated food, stimulant-like effects, tremor, rapid heart rate, low potassium, drug testing, and illicit weight-loss use.

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]]> Meat that can trigger a positive Olympic drug test. A horse-asthma medicine abused for weight loss. And an athlete whose performance shortcut pushes the heart into danger.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive sports and medical toxicology case involving contaminated food, stimulant-like effects, tremor, rapid heart rate, low potassium, drug testing, and illicit weight-loss use.

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]]> Buzzsprout-17391923 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1129 3 12 full false Hitchhiker: The $40-Million a gallon Animal Toxin Hitchhiker: The $40-Million a gallon Animal Toxin A toxic passenger carried unknowingly from one place to another. An animal exposure mistaken for recreational drug use. And a natural substance valued at roughly $40 million per gallon.

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An interactive wilderness and forensic toxicology case involving venom exposure, agitation, abnormal movements, severe pain, antivenom decisions, and an unexpected animal encounter.

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]]> A toxic passenger carried unknowingly from one place to another. An animal exposure mistaken for recreational drug use. And a natural substance valued at roughly $40 million per gallon.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive wilderness and forensic toxicology case involving venom exposure, agitation, abnormal movements, severe pain, antivenom decisions, and an unexpected animal encounter.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17321713 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:00:00 -0400 1018 3 11 full false Sudden Death: The very lethal toxin Treated with Vitamins Sudden Death: The very lethal toxin Treated with Vitamins A poison used by the Nazis. An exposure potent enough to kill a moose in minutes. And an antidote that can turn the patient’s blood and skin an alarming color.

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An interactive emergency toxicology case involving cellular oxygen failure, sudden cardiovascular collapse, severe metabolic acidosis, vitamin-based antidotes, and rapid bedside diagnosis.

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]]> A poison used by the Nazis. An exposure potent enough to kill a moose in minutes. And an antidote that can turn the patient’s blood and skin an alarming color.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive emergency toxicology case involving cellular oxygen failure, sudden cardiovascular collapse, severe metabolic acidosis, vitamin-based antidotes, and rapid bedside diagnosis.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17191354 Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1160 3 10 full false Hooch: Prison brew and nature's most potent poison. Hooch: Prison brew and nature's most potent poison. The most potent biological poison known. A toxin widespread in soil and nature. And a batch of prison-made potato alcohol that turns celebration into paralysis.

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An interactive foodborne toxicology case involving unsafe fermentation, descending weakness, blurred vision, respiratory failure, antitoxin timing, and public-health investigation.

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An interactive foodborne toxicology case involving unsafe fermentation, descending weakness, blurred vision, respiratory failure, antitoxin timing, and public-health investigation.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17123158 Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1139 3 9 full false Bitter Brew: The Amazonian Plant Medicine Mystery Bitter Brew: The Amazonian Plant Medicine Mystery An Amazonian brew created by combining two plants. Indigenous pharmacology that makes an otherwise inactive compound work. And a psychoactive substance once considered too threatening to study behind the Iron Curtain.

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An interactive ethnobotanical toxicology case involving ceremonial exposure, hallucinations, vomiting, drug interactions, dangerous serotonin excess, and emergency assessment of traditional medicines.

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]]> An Amazonian brew created by combining two plants. Indigenous pharmacology that makes an otherwise inactive compound work. And a psychoactive substance once considered too threatening to study behind the Iron Curtain.

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An interactive ethnobotanical toxicology case involving ceremonial exposure, hallucinations, vomiting, drug interactions, dangerous serotonin excess, and emergency assessment of traditional medicines.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-17067575 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400 889 3 8 full false Something Stinks: A Seafood Poisoning Mystery Something Stinks: A Seafood Poisoning Mystery A seafood poisoning often mistaken for an allergic reaction. A hidden danger in eating barracuda. And a neurologic syndrome that can make speech sound suddenly foreign.

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An interactive foodborne and marine toxicology case involving flushing, rash, gastrointestinal illness, temperature reversal, neurologic symptoms, and distinguishing poisoning from allergy.

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]]> A seafood poisoning often mistaken for an allergic reaction. A hidden danger in eating barracuda. And a neurologic syndrome that can make speech sound suddenly foreign.

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An interactive foodborne and marine toxicology case involving flushing, rash, gastrointestinal illness, temperature reversal, neurologic symptoms, and distinguishing poisoning from allergy.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16990103 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0400 985 3 7 full false Decay, Part 2: Glowing Bones and Radioactive Murder Decay, Part 2: Glowing Bones and Radioactive Murder Bones that crumble after chronic exposure. A factory material that once made workers glow in the dark. And a living organism that thrives amid the radiation of Chernobyl.

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An interactive occupational toxicology case involving radiation exposure, jaw and bone destruction, cancer risk, historical workplace abuse, and the long latency of diagnosis.

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An interactive occupational toxicology case involving radiation exposure, jaw and bone destruction, cancer risk, historical workplace abuse, and the long latency of diagnosis.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16858249 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1109 3 6 full false Decay, Part 1: A scientist's fatal exposure and a TSA-flagged treatment Decay, Part 1: A scientist's fatal exposure and a TSA-flagged treatment A poison that can resemble overwhelming septic shock. A famous scientist killed after occupational exposure. And a treatment that may require a doctor’s letter at airport security.

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An interactive radiation and emergency medicine case involving hidden exposure, vomiting, bone-marrow failure, infection risk, delayed diagnosis, and specialized supportive treatment.

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]]> A poison that can resemble overwhelming septic shock. A famous scientist killed after occupational exposure. And a treatment that may require a doctor’s letter at airport security.

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An interactive radiation and emergency medicine case involving hidden exposure, vomiting, bone-marrow failure, infection risk, delayed diagnosis, and specialized supportive treatment.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16765645 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400 1114 3 5 full false Burn: The Poison That Causes Excruciating Pain Burn: The Poison That Causes Excruciating Pain A marine sting that causes unbearable pain within seconds. A poisoning so severe that amputation has been attempted. And an unlikely role for petroleum jelly in first aid.

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An interactive marine-medicine case involving venomous contact, extreme pain, muscle injury, cardiovascular collapse, wound care, and rapidly evolving first-aid guidance.

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]]> A marine sting that causes unbearable pain within seconds. A poisoning so severe that amputation has been attempted. And an unlikely role for petroleum jelly in first aid.

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An interactive marine-medicine case involving venomous contact, extreme pain, muscle injury, cardiovascular collapse, wound care, and rapidly evolving first-aid guidance.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16698861 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:00:00 -0500 1240 3 4 full false Arctic: The Explorer’s Diet That Turned Toxic Arctic: The Explorer’s Diet That Turned Toxic A traditional food that sickened Arctic explorers but spared local people. An eye finding that can reveal pressure inside the skull. And an ancient Egyptian treatment for night blindness.

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An interactive nutritional toxicology case involving organ-meat exposure, headache, vomiting, peeling skin, increased intracranial pressure, and cultural knowledge about food preparation.

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]]> A traditional food that sickened Arctic explorers but spared local people. An eye finding that can reveal pressure inside the skull. And an ancient Egyptian treatment for night blindness.

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An interactive nutritional toxicology case involving organ-meat exposure, headache, vomiting, peeling skin, increased intracranial pressure, and cultural knowledge about food preparation.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16611266 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500 967 3 3 full false Bitten: When the Antidote Is More Dangerous Than the Bite Bitten: When the Antidote Is More Dangerous Than the Bite An antidote once deadlier than the venom it treated. A bite that can masquerade as appendicitis. And a patient whose worsening symptoms demand a careful risk-benefit decision.

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An interactive wilderness medicine case involving envenomation, severe abdominal pain, muscle cramping, autonomic symptoms, evolving antivenom safety, and diagnostic uncertainty.

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]]> An antidote once deadlier than the venom it treated. A bite that can masquerade as appendicitis. And a patient whose worsening symptoms demand a careful risk-benefit decision.

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An interactive wilderness medicine case involving envenomation, severe abdominal pain, muscle cramping, autonomic symptoms, evolving antivenom safety, and diagnostic uncertainty.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16513620 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500 773 3 2 full false Hangover: The January Emergency Doctors Dread Hangover: The January Emergency Doctors Dread A condition that floods emergency departments in January. A severe withdrawal syndrome once nicknamed the Jitterbug. And a time when Veterans hospitals kept whisky on the formulary.

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An interactive addiction-medicine case involving tremor, hallucinations, seizures, autonomic instability, sedative treatment, and the challenge of recognizing life-threatening alcohol withdrawal.

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]]> A condition that floods emergency departments in January. A severe withdrawal syndrome once nicknamed the Jitterbug. And a time when Veterans hospitals kept whisky on the formulary.

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An interactive addiction-medicine case involving tremor, hallucinations, seizures, autonomic instability, sedative treatment, and the challenge of recognizing life-threatening alcohol withdrawal.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16410008 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500 1060 3 1 full false Blizzard: The Silent Killer in Winter Storms Blizzard: The Silent Killer in Winter Storms A colorless, odorless, tasteless killer. A winter exposure that can fool a standard oxygen monitor. And stolen car parts that may make the danger worse.

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An interactive emergency and environmental medicine case involving combustion exposure, headache, confusion, cardiac injury, hidden household risk, and high-concentration oxygen treatment.


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An interactive emergency and environmental medicine case involving combustion exposure, headache, confusion, cardiac injury, hidden household risk, and high-concentration oxygen treatment.


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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16269202 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0500 1016 2 23 full false Winter Holiday Special: Mistletoe, Snow Spray, and Hidden Hazards Winter Holiday Special: Mistletoe, Snow Spray, and Hidden Hazards A festive tea made from a poisonous holiday plant. Artificial snow that is unsafe to inhale. And an alcohol-related emergency in someone who may not appear drunk.

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An interactive seasonal toxicology case involving decorative-plant exposure, aerosol inhalation, withdrawal, low blood sugar, metabolic complications, and holiday poison prevention.

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]]> A festive tea made from a poisonous holiday plant. Artificial snow that is unsafe to inhale. And an alcohol-related emergency in someone who may not appear drunk.

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive seasonal toxicology case involving decorative-plant exposure, aerosol inhalation, withdrawal, low blood sugar, metabolic complications, and holiday poison prevention.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16175559 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500 1195 2 22 full false Amnesia: The Sea-Lion Toxin That Affects Humans Amnesia: The Sea-Lion Toxin That Affects Humans A neurologic disease shared by sea lions and humans. A marine toxin that inspired a horror film. And a compound once explored as a deworming treatment.

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An interactive marine toxicology case involving contaminated seafood, seizures, memory loss, altered mental status, environmental blooms, and supportive neurologic care.

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]]> A neurologic disease shared by sea lions and humans. A marine toxin that inspired a horror film. And a compound once explored as a deworming treatment.

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An interactive marine toxicology case involving contaminated seafood, seizures, memory loss, altered mental status, environmental blooms, and supportive neurologic care.

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]]> Buzzsprout-16099459 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:00:00 -0500 1118 2 21 full false Out of This World: The Party Drug Hiding in Grocery Stores Out of This World: The Party Drug Hiding in Grocery Stores A party drug enjoyed since 1799. A social-media trend that can mean hundreds of doses a day. And an intoxicant sold openly in the grocery store.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving inhaled recreational gas, oxygen deprivation, vitamin inactivation, numbness, spinal-cord injury, and neurologic diagnosis.

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]]> A party drug enjoyed since 1799. A social-media trend that can mean hundreds of doses a day. And an intoxicant sold openly in the grocery store.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving inhaled recreational gas, oxygen deprivation, vitamin inactivation, numbness, spinal-cord injury, and neurologic diagnosis.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-16005961 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1115 2 20 full false Halloween Haunted House: A Toxic Threat in the Fog Halloween Haunted House: A Toxic Threat in the Fog A toxic hazard hiding inside a haunted-house effect. Outbreaks that have sickened thousands of people, many of them children. And a link between extreme exercise and kidney failure.

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An interactive environmental toxicology case involving unexpected recreational exposure, muscle breakdown, dark urine, electrolyte danger, acute kidney injury, and aggressive fluid treatment.

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]]> A toxic hazard hiding inside a haunted-house effect. Outbreaks that have sickened thousands of people, many of them children. And a link between extreme exercise and kidney failure.

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An interactive environmental toxicology case involving unexpected recreational exposure, muscle breakdown, dark urine, electrolyte danger, acute kidney injury, and aggressive fluid treatment.

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]]> Buzzsprout-15887663 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1107 2 19 full false Bad Seed: Poisonous Jewelry and a Cold War Assassination Bad Seed: Poisonous Jewelry and a Cold War Assassination Homemade jewelry with a lethal secret. A poison that affects some people far more than others. And a tiny object used to assassinate Eastern European dissidents.

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An interactive forensic toxicology case involving seed and bead exposure, severe gastrointestinal illness, organ failure, covert assassination, and supportive care without a routine antidote.

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]]> Homemade jewelry with a lethal secret. A poison that affects some people far more than others. And a tiny object used to assassinate Eastern European dissidents.

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An interactive forensic toxicology case involving seed and bead exposure, severe gastrointestinal illness, organ failure, covert assassination, and supportive care without a routine antidote.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-15844339 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:00:00 -0400 1272 2 18 full false Hazardous Hike: Ancient execution poison found on hiking trails. Hazardous Hike: Ancient execution poison found on hiking trails. A phrase that fills toxicologists with dread. The poison ancient Athens used for execution. And a mysterious illness caused by eating quail.

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An interactive wilderness and foodborne toxicology case involving foraged plants, delayed symptoms, muscle breakdown, seizures, respiratory failure, and uncertain exposure history.

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]]> A phrase that fills toxicologists with dread. The poison ancient Athens used for execution. And a mysterious illness caused by eating quail.

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An interactive wilderness and foodborne toxicology case involving foraged plants, delayed symptoms, muscle breakdown, seizures, respiratory failure, and uncertain exposure history.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-15711949 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1021 2 17 full false Pill Paradox: A common pain reliever with an antidote sketched on a cocktail napkin Pill Paradox: A common pain reliever with an antidote sketched on a cocktail napkin A common over-the-counter medicine that can kill pets. A toxicology treatment graph first sketched on a cocktail napkin. And a barbiturate coma used to protect the brain.

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An interactive medication-overdose case involving delayed liver injury, antidote timing, blood-level interpretation, acute liver failure, and transplant evaluation.

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]]> A common over-the-counter medicine that can kill pets. A toxicology treatment graph first sketched on a cocktail napkin. And a barbiturate coma used to protect the brain.

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An interactive medication-overdose case involving delayed liver injury, antidote timing, blood-level interpretation, acute liver failure, and transplant evaluation.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-15658276 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:00:00 -0400 1369 2 16 full false Temptation: A neglected tropical disease killing 100,000 a year Temptation: A neglected tropical disease killing 100,000 a year One of Dr. JP’s greatest fears. A wound that should not be washed with water. And a neglected tropical emergency that kills more than 100,000 people each year.

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An interactive wilderness toxicology case involving venomous bites, swelling, bleeding, paralysis, tissue injury, first-aid errors, and urgent antivenom decisions.

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]]> One of Dr. JP’s greatest fears. A wound that should not be washed with water. And a neglected tropical emergency that kills more than 100,000 people each year.

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An interactive wilderness toxicology case involving venomous bites, swelling, bleeding, paralysis, tissue injury, first-aid errors, and urgent antivenom decisions.

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]]> Buzzsprout-15548256 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1193 2 15 full false Murder and Medicine, Part 2: The Murder case that launched modern forensic toxicology Murder and Medicine, Part 2: The Murder case that launched modern forensic toxicology Organs that take on a startling green color. Courtroom evidence that helped launch forensic toxicology. And a poisoned patient who refuses to improve despite treatment.

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An interactive medical and legal mystery involving delayed heavy-element diagnosis, treatment failure, laboratory interpretation, tissue findings, and the contested origins of forensic evidence.

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]]> Organs that take on a startling green color. Courtroom evidence that helped launch forensic toxicology. And a poisoned patient who refuses to improve despite treatment.

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An interactive medical and legal mystery involving delayed heavy-element diagnosis, treatment failure, laboratory interpretation, tissue findings, and the contested origins of forensic evidence.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-15508939 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:00:00 -0400 1042 2 14 full false Murder and Medicine, Part 1: The King of Poisons Murder and Medicine, Part 1: The King of Poisons A poison still prescribed as medicine. A substance once crowned the King of Poisons. And an unexpected connection to the first successful antimicrobial drug.

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An interactive historical and forensic toxicology case involving chronic poisoning, gastrointestinal illness, nerve damage, skin changes, diagnostic testing, and chelation therapy.

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]]> A poison still prescribed as medicine. A substance once crowned the King of Poisons. And an unexpected connection to the first successful antimicrobial drug.

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An interactive historical and forensic toxicology case involving chronic poisoning, gastrointestinal illness, nerve damage, skin changes, diagnostic testing, and chelation therapy.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-15375805 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1156 2 13 full false Electric: A Festival Drug Causing brain swelling Electric: A Festival Drug Causing brain swelling Pacifiers used in the culture of a party drug. A poisoning that can make the brain swell. And a danger made worse by drinking too much water.

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An interactive emergency toxicology case involving recreational drug exposure, dangerously low sodium, hyperthermia, seizures, cerebral edema, and careful electrolyte correction.

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]]> Pacifiers used in the culture of a party drug. A poisoning that can make the brain swell. And a danger made worse by drinking too much water.

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An interactive emergency toxicology case involving recreational drug exposure, dangerously low sodium, hyperthermia, seizures, cerebral edema, and careful electrolyte correction.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-15214207 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1087 2 12 full false Knockdown: The Poison That Kills Rescuers Knockdown: The Poison That Kills Rescuers A gas your nose may stop detecting before it kills you. A poison that routinely claims would-be rescuers. And a toxic chemical your own body produces in tiny amounts.

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An interactive occupational and emergency medicine case involving confined-space exposure, sudden collapse, cellular suffocation, responder safety, decontamination, and critical antidote decisions.

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]]> A gas your nose may stop detecting before it kills you. A poison that routinely claims would-be rescuers. And a toxic chemical your own body produces in tiny amounts.

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An interactive occupational and emergency medicine case involving confined-space exposure, sudden collapse, cellular suffocation, responder safety, decontamination, and critical antidote decisions.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-15202642 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 964 2 11 full false Miasma: The Hidden Causes of Toxic Lung Injury Miasma: The Hidden Causes of Toxic Lung Injury The everyday route to a chemical tied to popcorn-worker lung. A vitamin ingredient implicated in severe lung injury. And heavy metals that can be inhaled without ever welding.

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An interactive pulmonary toxicology case involving vaping and inhalational exposure, cough, low oxygen, inflammatory lung injury, imaging clues, and respiratory support.

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]]> The everyday route to a chemical tied to popcorn-worker lung. A vitamin ingredient implicated in severe lung injury. And heavy metals that can be inhaled without ever welding.

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An interactive pulmonary toxicology case involving vaping and inhalational exposure, cough, low oxygen, inflammatory lung injury, imaging clues, and respiratory support.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-15150161 Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 990 2 10 full false Rivalry Gone Awry: Seizures in the Kindergarten Wars Rivalry Gone Awry: Seizures in the Kindergarten Wars An upholstery chemical connected to seizures. Poisoned food used against children during the Kindergarten Wars. And a toxin that even makes toxicologists uneasy.

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An interactive forensic toxicology case involving malicious poisoning, refractory seizures, contaminated consumer products, intensive care, and treatment when standard anticonvulsants fail.

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]]> An upholstery chemical connected to seizures. Poisoned food used against children during the Kindergarten Wars. And a toxin that even makes toxicologists uneasy.

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An interactive forensic toxicology case involving malicious poisoning, refractory seizures, contaminated consumer products, intensive care, and treatment when standard anticonvulsants fail.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-15070478 Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1120 2 9 full false Fire in the Rain: Poison, Witch Trials, and Hallucinations Fire in the Rain: Poison, Witch Trials, and Hallucinations A crop disease blamed for mass death. A possible toxic force behind the Salem witch trials. And the natural starting point for modern hallucinogenic drugs.

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An interactive historical toxicology case involving contaminated grain, hallucinations, seizures, painful loss of blood flow, mass poisoning, and a centuries-old diagnostic mystery.

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]]> A crop disease blamed for mass death. A possible toxic force behind the Salem witch trials. And the natural starting point for modern hallucinogenic drugs.

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An interactive historical toxicology case involving contaminated grain, hallucinations, seizures, painful loss of blood flow, mass poisoning, and a centuries-old diagnostic mystery.

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]]> Buzzsprout-14986902 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:00:00 -0400 1119 2 8 full false Perilous Waters: The World’s Most Venomous Animal Perilous Waters: The World’s Most Venomous Animal An animal often called the world’s most venomous. A folk remedy involving urine. And an unexpectedly practical role for pantyhose in safer swimming.

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An interactive wilderness and marine-medicine case involving venomous stings, excruciating pain, cardiovascular collapse, first aid myths, and time-critical resuscitation.

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]]> An animal often called the world’s most venomous. A folk remedy involving urine. And an unexpectedly practical role for pantyhose in safer swimming.

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An interactive wilderness and marine-medicine case involving venomous stings, excruciating pain, cardiovascular collapse, first aid myths, and time-critical resuscitation.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-14887657 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400 928 2 7 full false Therapeutic Misadventures: A medical misadventure linked to Kafka and Rasputin Therapeutic Misadventures: A medical misadventure linked to Kafka and Rasputin An intubation that can make a poisoned patient worse. A drug Kafka called a remedy for misery. And a medicine that may have shaped Rasputin’s influence over the Romanovs.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving treatment-related harm, sedative and pain-medication toxicity, airway decisions, bleeding risk, and the hazards of therapeutic error.

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]]> An intubation that can make a poisoned patient worse. A drug Kafka called a remedy for misery. And a medicine that may have shaped Rasputin’s influence over the Romanovs.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving treatment-related harm, sedative and pain-medication toxicity, airway decisions, bleeding risk, and the hazards of therapeutic error.

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]]> Buzzsprout-14773590 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1467 2 6 full false Culinary Catastrophe: Agatha Christie’s Performance-Enhancing Poison Culinary Catastrophe: Agatha Christie’s Performance-Enhancing Poison One of Agatha Christie’s favorite fictional poisons. A rat killer repurposed as a performance enhancer. And a doping scandal woven through the history of the Tour de France.

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An interactive forensic toxicology case involving contaminated food, painful muscle spasms, stimulus-triggered seizures, airway risk, and intensive supportive treatment.

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]]> One of Agatha Christie’s favorite fictional poisons. A rat killer repurposed as a performance enhancer. And a doping scandal woven through the history of the Tour de France.

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An interactive forensic toxicology case involving contaminated food, painful muscle spasms, stimulus-triggered seizures, airway risk, and intensive supportive treatment.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-14686014 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1200 2 5 full false Gas Station Herbals: The Leaf That Mimics an Opioid Overdose Gas Station Herbals: The Leaf That Mimics an Opioid Overdose A leaf that can mimic an opioid overdose. An herbal product linked to liver transplants. And a chronic skin reaction nicknamed crocodile skin.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving unregulated supplements, sedation, respiratory depression, liver injury, withdrawal, and uncertainty about product contents.

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]]> A leaf that can mimic an opioid overdose. An herbal product linked to liver transplants. And a chronic skin reaction nicknamed crocodile skin.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving unregulated supplements, sedation, respiratory depression, liver injury, withdrawal, and uncertainty about product contents.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-14589307 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 1294 2 4 full false Desensitized: The Cough-Drop Drug That Can Stop the Heart Desensitized: The Cough-Drop Drug That Can Stop the Heart A familiar medicine turned into a serial killer’s weapon. A numbing ingredient hiding in cough and throat products. And an antidote better known as a nutritional component.

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An interactive medication-toxicity case involving local anesthetic exposure, seizures, cardiac collapse, abnormal oxygen delivery, and specialized rescue therapy.

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]]> A familiar medicine turned into a serial killer’s weapon. A numbing ingredient hiding in cough and throat products. And an antidote better known as a nutritional component.

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An interactive medication-toxicity case involving local anesthetic exposure, seizures, cardiac collapse, abnormal oxygen delivery, and specialized rescue therapy.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-14492853 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 1112 2 3 full false Explosive Heat: The Weight-Loss Drug Used in Explosives Explosive Heat: The Weight-Loss Drug Used in Explosives An industrial chemical used to make explosives. A dangerous shortcut sold for weight loss. And a wartime drug meant to keep soldiers warm from the inside.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving illicit weight-loss products, runaway metabolism, extreme hyperthermia, dehydration, organ failure, and difficult cooling decisions.

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]]> An industrial chemical used to make explosives. A dangerous shortcut sold for weight loss. And a wartime drug meant to keep soldiers warm from the inside.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving illicit weight-loss products, runaway metabolism, extreme hyperthermia, dehydration, organ failure, and difficult cooling decisions.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-14406902 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500 1476 2 2 full false Nobody Home: The Anesthetic Linked to a Murder Conviction Nobody Home: The Anesthetic Linked to a Murder Conviction A modern medicine descended from a notorious street drug. A patient awake but seemingly absent. And a medical use that led to murder charges and criminal convictions.

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An interactive emergency and forensic medicine case involving dissociative drug effects, altered mental status, pain treatment, airway monitoring, and controversies in prehospital care.

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]]> A modern medicine descended from a notorious street drug. A patient awake but seemingly absent. And a medical use that led to murder charges and criminal convictions.

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An interactive emergency and forensic medicine case involving dissociative drug effects, altered mental status, pain treatment, airway monitoring, and controversies in prehospital care.

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]]> Buzzsprout-14283513 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500 1191 2 1 full false Poisonous Panacea: The Toxic Plant Used to Treat the Disease of Kings Poisonous Panacea: The Toxic Plant Used to Treat the Disease of Kings The painful “disease of kings.” A toxic plant that became a centuries-old treatment. And evidence that prehistoric animals suffered from the same disease.

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An interactive medication-toxicity case involving gastrointestinal illness, low blood counts, organ failure, drug interactions, and the narrow margin between therapy and poisoning.


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Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.

An interactive medication-toxicity case involving gastrointestinal illness, low blood counts, organ failure, drug interactions, and the narrow margin between therapy and poisoning.


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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-14121782 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500 1196 1 16 full false White Lightning: Prohibition-era poison still found in prison White Lightning: Prohibition-era poison still found in prison Illicit alcohol that can steal a person’s sight. Prison rules designed to prevent homemade fermentation. And a Prohibition-era policy that made contaminated liquor even deadlier.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving adulterated alcohol, severe metabolic acidosis, visual injury, delayed diagnosis, dialysis, and competitive-antidote therapy.

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]]> Illicit alcohol that can steal a person’s sight. Prison rules designed to prevent homemade fermentation. And a Prohibition-era policy that made contaminated liquor even deadlier.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving adulterated alcohol, severe metabolic acidosis, visual injury, delayed diagnosis, dialysis, and competitive-antidote therapy.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-14042602 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500 1358 1 15 full false Deadly Delivery: The Hidden World of Drug Smuggling Deadly Delivery: The Hidden World of Drug Smuggling A smuggling method that often exploits pregnant women and children. A hidden drug package that turns into a massive overdose. And the grim reality of a “drug loo.”

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An interactive emergency and forensic medicine case involving internal drug concealment, packet rupture, sudden toxicity, imaging decisions, decontamination, and emergency surgery.

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]]> A smuggling method that often exploits pregnant women and children. A hidden drug package that turns into a massive overdose. And the grim reality of a “drug loo.”

Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.


An interactive emergency and forensic medicine case involving internal drug concealment, packet rupture, sudden toxicity, imaging decisions, decontamination, and emergency surgery.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13975734 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:00:00 -0500 1315 1 14 full false Mad as a Hatter: The poison behind “mad as hatter: and a presidential assassin's death. Mad as a Hatter: The poison behind “mad as hatter: and a presidential assassin's death. A workplace poison linked to pathological shyness. A mysterious illness once called dancing-cat fever. And a possible toxic thread in the death of John Wilkes Booth.

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An interactive occupational and historical toxicology case involving tremor, personality change, nerve injury, chronic exposure, and the challenge of recognizing a slow-moving poison.

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]]> A workplace poison linked to pathological shyness. A mysterious illness once called dancing-cat fever. And a possible toxic thread in the death of John Wilkes Booth.

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An interactive occupational and historical toxicology case involving tremor, personality change, nerve injury, chronic exposure, and the challenge of recognizing a slow-moving poison.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13845295 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:00:00 -0400 1403 1 13 full false Loco: Madness, Witchcraft, and a New Antidote Loco: Madness, Witchcraft, and a New Antidote A poison that can make someone delirious and combative. A newly supported antidote for a life-threatening syndrome. And a medicine derived from a bean once used in African witchcraft trials.

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An interactive clinical toxicology case involving plant or medication exposure, hallucinations, overheating, rapid heart rate, urinary retention, and antidote selection.

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]]> A poison that can make someone delirious and combative. A newly supported antidote for a life-threatening syndrome. And a medicine derived from a bean once used in African witchcraft trials.

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An interactive clinical toxicology case involving plant or medication exposure, hallucinations, overheating, rapid heart rate, urinary retention, and antidote selection.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13753545 Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400 1355 1 12 full false Deadly Breath: Toxin used by teens That Causes Sudden Death Deadly Breath: Toxin used by teens That Causes Sudden Death A common product abused for a brief high. A teenager whose heart stops without warning. And a surge of fear that can make the danger even worse.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving inhalant abuse, cardiac sensitization, sudden arrhythmia, resuscitation hazards, and the diagnostic challenge of an invisible exposure.

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]]> A common product abused for a brief high. A teenager whose heart stops without warning. And a surge of fear that can make the danger even worse.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving inhalant abuse, cardiac sensitization, sudden arrhythmia, resuscitation hazards, and the diagnostic challenge of an invisible exposure.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-13589063 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400 1407 1 11 full false The Hollywood Shaman: Celebrity-endorsed frog toxin The Hollywood Shaman: Celebrity-endorsed frog toxin A ritual built around poisonous frog secretions. An ordeal people seek out in the name of healing. And a cascade of vomiting, collapse, and potentially fatal complications.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving alternative-medicine exposure, severe vomiting, low sodium, altered mental status, seizures, and dangerous fluid imbalance.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving alternative-medicine exposure, severe vomiting, low sodium, altered mental status, seizures, and dangerous fluid imbalance.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13437900 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400 962 1 10 full false The New Guy: A Russian Nerve-Agent Mystery The New Guy: A Russian Nerve-Agent Mystery A family of poisons whose name means “newcomer.” A targeted victim who collapses within minutes. And attackers who somehow walk away without protective equipment.

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An interactive chemical-warfare and emergency medicine case involving nerve-agent exposure, pinpoint pupils, seizures, respiratory failure, decontamination, and time-critical antidotes.

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]]> A family of poisons whose name means “newcomer.” A targeted victim who collapses within minutes. And attackers who somehow walk away without protective equipment.

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An interactive chemical-warfare and emergency medicine case involving nerve-agent exposure, pinpoint pupils, seizures, respiratory failure, decontamination, and time-critical antidotes.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13344215 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:00:00 -0400 1605 1 9 full false Three Little Steps: Rodenticides, Chemical Weapons, and Murder Three Little Steps: Rodenticides, Chemical Weapons, and Murder A poisoning that affects millions of people every year. A pesticide with roots in chemical warfare. And a wildlife poison said to kill a lion within a few steps.

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An interactive environmental toxicology case involving agricultural exposure, secretions, muscle weakness, respiratory failure, decontamination, and urgent antidote therapy.

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]]> A poisoning that affects millions of people every year. A pesticide with roots in chemical warfare. And a wildlife poison said to kill a lion within a few steps.

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An interactive environmental toxicology case involving agricultural exposure, secretions, muscle weakness, respiratory failure, decontamination, and urgent antidote therapy.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-13226744 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400 1365 1 8 full false The Hazardous Holiday: A Poison More Potent Than Cyanide The Hazardous Holiday: A Poison More Potent Than Cyanide A delicacy containing a poison more potent than cyanide. A toxin found throughout the natural world. And a famous explorer who lived to describe his exposure.

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An interactive foodborne toxicology case involving seafood poisoning, rapidly progressive numbness and paralysis, respiratory support, and a diagnosis with no specific antidote.

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]]> A delicacy containing a poison more potent than cyanide. A toxin found throughout the natural world. And a famous explorer who lived to describe his exposure.

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An interactive foodborne toxicology case involving seafood poisoning, rapidly progressive numbness and paralysis, respiratory support, and a diagnosis with no specific antidote.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-13162912 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400 1500 1 7 full false The Grim Reaper: Overdose, Antidotes, and a Flesh-Eating Adulterant The Grim Reaper: Overdose, Antidotes, and a Flesh-Eating Adulterant A drug epidemic with a wartime-scale death toll. An antidote that must be given before breathing stops. And a new adulterant linked to horrific wounds that refuse to heal.

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An interactive addiction and emergency medicine case involving overdose, respiratory failure, reversal treatment, contaminated street drugs, and severe skin necrosis.

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]]> A drug epidemic with a wartime-scale death toll. An antidote that must be given before breathing stops. And a new adulterant linked to horrific wounds that refuse to heal.

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An interactive addiction and emergency medicine case involving overdose, respiratory failure, reversal treatment, contaminated street drugs, and severe skin necrosis.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-13078227 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400 1367 1 6 full false Poison Gas: The Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis Poison Gas: The Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis This is the first historical episode, looking back at riveting, and often harrowing, stories of poisoning from the past. 

Today we’ll discuss the Moscow Theater Crisis and what happened when Chechen rebels held Russian theatergoers hostage. Did the Russians government’s unusual response to the crisis help or hurt the hostages? We will also touch on what these events from twenty years ago have to do with today’s very current drug epidemic.  Want to know what links these two seemingly disparate things? Stay tuned to find out.

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]]> This is the first historical episode, looking back at riveting, and often harrowing, stories of poisoning from the past. 

Today we’ll discuss the Moscow Theater Crisis and what happened when Chechen rebels held Russian theatergoers hostage. Did the Russians government’s unusual response to the crisis help or hurt the hostages? We will also touch on what these events from twenty years ago have to do with today’s very current drug epidemic.  Want to know what links these two seemingly disparate things? Stay tuned to find out.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-12990654 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400 1015 1 5 full false Black-Market Butt Lifts: A Deadly Cosmetic-Injection Mystery Black-Market Butt Lifts: A Deadly Cosmetic-Injection Mystery A bargain cosmetic procedure in a hotel room. Supplies purchased at a hardware store. And an injection that can stop the heart and lungs.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving illegal cosmetic injections, pulmonary embolism, respiratory failure, shock, and the dangers of unlicensed body-contouring procedures.

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]]> A bargain cosmetic procedure in a hotel room. Supplies purchased at a hardware store. And an injection that can stop the heart and lungs.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving illegal cosmetic injections, pulmonary embolism, respiratory failure, shock, and the dangers of unlicensed body-contouring procedures.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-12904435 Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400 1440 1 4 full false Toxic Tea: Werewolves, Poison Arrows, and Medicine Toxic Tea: Werewolves, Poison Arrows, and Medicine A poisonous tea with a deadly kick. A plant entwined with legends of werewolves. And an arrow poison once used to hunt bears, ibexes, and whales.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving herbal poisoning, numbness, vomiting, life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, and treatment without a simple antidote.

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]]> A poisonous tea with a deadly kick. A plant entwined with legends of werewolves. And an arrow poison once used to hunt bears, ibexes, and whales.

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An interactive emergency medicine case involving herbal poisoning, numbness, vomiting, life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, and treatment without a simple antidote.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-12780230 Mon, 08 May 2023 20:00:00 -0400 1150 1 3 full false The Poisoner’s Poison: Murder, Pigment, and an Unusual Antidote The Poisoner’s Poison: Murder, Pigment, and an Unusual Antidote A substance infamous among poisoners. A painter’s pigment that became an antidote. And a treatment whose chemistry contains cyanide.

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An interactive forensic toxicology case involving covert exposure, severe gastrointestinal illness, painful nerve damage, hair loss, and a difficult heavy-metal diagnosis.

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]]> A substance infamous among poisoners. A painter’s pigment that became an antidote. And a treatment whose chemistry contains cyanide.

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An interactive forensic toxicology case involving covert exposure, severe gastrointestinal illness, painful nerve damage, hair loss, and a difficult heavy-metal diagnosis.

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]]> Dr. JP Buzzsprout-12780215 Mon, 08 May 2023 20:00:00 -0400 1434 1 2 full false Love Hurts: Aphrodisiacs, Toad Toxins, and a Failing Heart Love Hurts: Aphrodisiacs, Toad Toxins, and a Failing Heart An aphrodisiac with a dangerous reputation. An ECG pattern with an unforgettable mustache. And a strange connection between poisonous toads and van Gogh.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving natural-product poisoning, nausea, visual changes, dangerous heart rhythms, and emergency antidote decisions.

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]]> An aphrodisiac with a dangerous reputation. An ECG pattern with an unforgettable mustache. And a strange connection between poisonous toads and van Gogh.

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An interactive medical toxicology case involving natural-product poisoning, nausea, visual changes, dangerous heart rhythms, and emergency antidote decisions.

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