Public Education Updates

Stay in touch with the lastest updates and issues involving potentially dangerous products that when used in a way not intended, can become a poisonous exposure.

Updates:

Issues such as:

Holiday Hazards
Bath Salts
Program Your Cell Phone
Inhalation Abuse
The Importance of Poison Centers
NYS Poison Center Closings
Dissolvable Tobacco Products
Pet Poisoning
Safe Medicine Disposal

Free Poison Help App for Iphone Free Download

This application will connect users with their local poison center with just the click of a button. By clicking on the Poison Help logo, users will have free, confidential access to a medical expert who can answer questions about poisons or help users treat a poison exposure.

Holiday Hazards Give Your Children The Gift of Safety More >

Bath Salts

Dr. OZ Show - Find out about the dangerous substance sold at major drugstores across the country. It goes by various names, but the most common is bath salts.... Click on Picture Above

ABC News 20/20 story Not Your Grandmother's Bath Salts!

Bath Salts Articles
One page article Bath Salts

Toxicology Newsletter: Drugs of Abuse

Poison Prevention Newsletter: Program Your Cell Phone

Program Your Cell Phone

We recommend that you PROGRAM YOUR CELL PHONE with the number of The Upstate New York Poison Center. To have access to the experts in poison emergency and information, at your fingertips.

2.1 million people call U S Poison Centers yearly.

50% are about children under 6
50% are about all others, including adults
82% are accidents, not meant to happen

Most people don't know the Poison Center number
Program your cell phone now ... just in case!
Then share the number with a friend!

19th Annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW)

March 20 - 26, 2011. This annual community mobilization and awareness effort has proven to be an effective tool in fighting inhalant use. Latest News Updates!

Expansion of The Upstate New York Poison Center Coverage Area
Poison Center Closings

New York Times Article The Importance of Poison Centers! More >

Safe Medicine Disposal

The first alternative to flushing medications down the toilet is to locate a community drug take-back or collection program in your area. If there is not a program available then it is recommended to dispose of medications in the trash. Click on the following links to learn more.

Next DEA Drug Collection Event October 29, 2011 Check back for more information.

Information links:

For more information contact the public health educator at 315-464-5375 Email: livermol@upstate.edu

Pet Poisonings

Xylitol (a sugar substitute used in sugar-free gum) can be harmful to dogs. The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) warns that number of xylitol- related cases are increasing. They want to remind animal lovers and pet parents that xylitol, a sweetener found in certain sugar-free chewing gums, candies, baked goods, toothpaste, and other products can potentially cause serious and even life-threatening problems for pets. Latest Press Release!

Newsletter Correction. In the June issue of Poison Prevention Newsletter; Lilies are reported to cause liver failure in cats. Correction: they can cause renal failure.

Dissolvable Tobacco Products Download pdf