News Archive
Top 5 poisonings for kids in 2018-2019 school year
Posted on: September 3, 2019
Top 5 poisonings for school children found in the 2018-2019 school year.
Health Educators' Webinar on Marijuana
Posted on: June 14, 2019
The Upstate New York Poison Center announces the third in our Health Educators Webinar Series: Marijuana
Health Educators' Webinar on E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Posted on: March 29, 2019
Upstate New York Poison Center's Health Educators' Webinar on E-Cigarettes and Vaping.
Toxicology ECHO: Combining Distance Learning with Telehealth
Posted on: March 29, 2019
Upstate New York Poison Center’s New Toxicology ECHO Project
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT: CO Poisoning
Posted on: January 4, 2018
Carbon Monoxide is a gas that you cannot see, smell or taste, and CO2 poisoning sends 20,000 children to Emergency Departments each year.
The UNYPC's new video on Safe Medication Disposal
Posted on: December 1, 2017
Information about safe disposal of expired, unwanted medications.
SNADD Media Advisory at Covanta
Posted on: November 7, 2017
A media advisory was held at Covanta's Jamesville headquarters to call attention to the SNADD (Sharps, Needles and Drug Disposal) Program, Onondaga County's safe medication disposal initiative.
Drug Forums Held in Onondaga County
Posted on: February 22, 2016
Two drug forums were held, on Jan. 20th and 21st, to address the growing heroin and opioid crisis in the county.
Latest Poison Prevention Newsletter
Posted on: December 23, 2015
December edition of the Poison Prevention Newsletter: Holiday Poisons
AAPCC Supports Initiatives Targeting Prescription Opioid Meds
Posted on: May 29, 2015
The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) and the experts at America's 55 poison centers applaud the efforts of the United States Senate focused on the prevention of opioid addiction, according to Stephen T. Kaminski, JD, AAPCC CEO and executive director.