While hand sanitizer can be harmful if swallowed, it is safe and effective when used in the correct amount and correct way.
Don’t Search…Just Call!
The best advice to follow if you think a poisoning or overdose has happened: don’t search the internet, just call the poison center. You can get accurate information in seconds by pressing 10 buttons: 800-222-1222.
What’s in Your House? Bathroom Edition
Welcome to the third edition of our home safety series. More than 90% of poisonings happen in the home. Keep an eye out for these potential poisons in your bathroom, and make sure you use and store them safely.
What’s in Your House? Family Room Edition
Welcome to the second edition of our home safety series. More than 90% of poisonings happen in the home. Keep an eye out for these potential poisons in your family room, and make sure you use and store them safely.
What’s in Your House? Kitchen Edition
Welcome to the first edition of our home safety series. More than 90% of poisonings happen in the home. Keep an eye out for these potential poisons in your kitchen, and make sure you use and store them safely.
Poison Safety and New Year’s Resolutions
Whether you’ve made a new resolution or are rededicating yourself to a resolution you made last year (or many years ago), poison safety can impact the steps you take to achieve your goals.
What You Should Know About Caffeine
What’s your poison? Coffee or tea? Coke or Pepsi? Monster or Red Bull? Chocolate? No matter which one you pick, each contains caffeine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that 80% of adults in the U.S. consume some form of caffeine every day.
Why So Many Questions?
When you call the poison center, you often need information or help with a particular situation. You just want an answer to your question. We asked Jen, one of our poison experts, to explain why we ask a series of questions.
Meet Our Experts: Jimmy
One of the goals of our eAntidote blog is to introduce you to the real poison experts who answer the phones at the Maryland Poison Center (MPC), as well as our staff members. Read this Q&A to get to know one specialist: James (Jimmy) Leonard.
What You Should Know About Marijuana (Cannabis)
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a drug with a lot of nicknames: Mary Jane, weed, or pot – to name a few. Below, we dive deeper into what you need to know about cannabis.