IT’S NOT YOUR MOTHER’S POISON CONTROL ANYMORE. THAT FROM JACQUELINE KAKOS WITH NEW MEXICO’S POISON CONTROL CENTER. THIS IS NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK, AND KAKOS SAYS PEOPLE STILL O’D ON PAINKILLERS. SHE TELLS US E-CIGARETTES ARE ALSO A PROBLEM … NOT ONLY FOR KIDS ATTRACTED TO THE FLAVORS … BUT FOR TEENS AND ADULTS. SHE SAYS TEENS PUT THE LIQUID NICOTINE INTO FOOD OR DRINKS AS A PRANK … AND ADULTS SOMETIMES MISTAKE THE VIALS FOR EYE DROPS.
KAKOS SAYS NICOTINE IS SECOND BEHIND ARSENIC FOR ITS TOXICITY. SHE SAYS THEY’RE SEEING MORE POISONING CASES INVOLVING SYNTHETIC DRUGS LIKE SPICE AND BATH SALTS.
KAKOS SAYS A CALL TO THE POISON CONTROL CENTER IS FREE AT 1-800-222-1222.
