A show about the science, history, and medical management of poisons from people who manage poisonings. Hosted by Ryan (@empoisonpharmd) and Toxo (@labpoison)

Poisonverse
Joined April 2020
Interested in learning about the history, science, and treatment of poisoning from experts in poisoning and drug overdose? Introducing 💀The Poison Lab☠️ New Episodes coming soon at thepoisonlab.com #foam #foamtox #toxicolgy #medtwitter #FOAMed #TwitteRx #poison
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🍄 Episode 6 of A Morel Dilemma is out now. What if the deadly 2023 morel mushroom outbreak wasn’t an isolated event? We examine the evidence, emerging research, and clues that may change how we think about true morel toxicity. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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This rules The response to A Morel Dilemma has been genuinely overwhelming, especially from people in mycology, foraging, toxicology, and public health. Huge thanks to everyone listening, sharing, and saying very nice things on the internet. 🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts
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Episode 3 is here. In “Testing the Evidence,” A Morel Dilemma moves deeper into the investigation, interviewing the CDC on what was tested, what was ruled out, what still didn’t add up, and how teams tried to make sense of an outbreak. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get podcasts
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A firsthand journey into the Bozeman morel poisoning outbreak — how it unfolded, how investigators tried to solve it, and what it may reveal about the risks hiding in a mushroom people thought they knew. #AMorelDilemma
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New episode: a co-broadcast with The Kratom Sobriety Podcast. We talk kratom, poison center data, dependence, withdrawal, recovery, and why the policy debate is more complicated than “ban it” vs “leave it alone.” #ThePoisonLab ThePoisonLab.com
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New episode: a co-broadcast with The Kratom Sobriety Podcast. We talk kratom, poison center data, dependence, withdrawal, recovery, and why the policy debate is more complicated than “ban it” vs “leave it alone.” #ThePoisonLab ThePoisonLab.com the-poison-lab.captivate.fm/…
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The Poison Lab retweeted
Just an elite opening to the Outbreak series @LabPoison
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Hear how investigators solve a deadly mass poisoning outbreak when rumors spread and samples are scarce. New episode: Dr. Alaina Steck walks through the Mozambique investigation that helped exonerate a man jailed for poisoning his own community. Out now: ThePoisonLab.com
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The Poison Lab retweeted
New episode: Outbreak — 75 Fatalities After a Funeral Poisoning in Mozambique. Early reports blamed poisoned beer, crocodile bile, and intentional poisoning. Hear how investigators got there from the people who did it. Listen now on tinyurl.com/576w4afd
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New episode: Outbreak — 75 Fatalities After a Funeral Poisoning in Mozambique. Early reports blamed poisoned beer, crocodile bile, and intentional poisoning. Hear how investigators got there from the people who did it. Listen now on tinyurl.com/576w4afd
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The Poison Lab retweeted
It’s official - our feature film crowdfunding campaign is live! 🎉 seedandspark.com/fund/thirte…
Hello! I’m an ICU pharmacist AND a screenwriter! My first feature film - THIRTEEN WEEKS - is set to film next month. 🎥 BUT to make it happen, we need YOUR HELP! Our crowdfunding campaign is launching TONIGHT! 😱
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People accidentally eat poisonous mushrooms every summer. I take those calls. So I wrote a children’s book about it. 👇 a.co/d/0ieE2iUH
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🚨 New #ThePoisonLab episode is live! 🚨 Tox v Internet ft. Dr. Idowu-Ellsworth Listener guesses, a wild mystery toxin, and 4 rapid-fire Stump the Toxicologist cases. One toxin is seriously dangerous—can you name it? 👀 🎧 Listen anywhere or here 👉 tinyurl.com/5ctkcvwm
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2025 was a year I never expected: 👶 new family addition, 📘 new AJEM editor role, 🧪 13 rewarding papers, 🎙️ 8 Poison Lab episodes, 🍄🎲 a new game, 🍄📚 a new book. Most of all, grateful for the community—through the show, conferences, and collaborations. Excited for 2026 🚀
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🎁 A true Christmas surprise today! 🎄 The 2024 Annual Report of U.S. Poison Centers is here. Fresh NPDS data, trends, and insights from >2.4 million exposures nationwide. Happy holidays & happy reading! PMID: 41432769 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4143…
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🧪New study exploring albumin binding in salicylate overdose—very cool work. Albumin ↓ free salicylate in vitro; largest drops required high levels, but simply correcting low albumin was intriguing. Mechanistic, hypothesis-generating. First bench-top study for me! PMID: 41413367
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Sick at work? 🏭 A mystery case is coming to The Poison Lab. What could explain a cluster of severe illness among coworkers? 📧 Send your guess to [email protected] to take part in the next episode. #MedTwitter #FOAMed #EmergencyMedicine #PublicHealth #MedicalEducation
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Two weeks after release and the response has been genuinely awesome. 🍄 Thanks to @MCWPharmacy for highlighting GOTTA PICCEM and Poisonous Fungus Amongus—projects aimed at making mushroom safety and toxicology more accessible. mcw.edu/education/pharmacy-s…
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New #ThePoisonLab outbreak! In 2022, Tox units across Australia saw unexplained rigidity, spasms, seizures, even cardiac arrest—all traced to poppy seed tea . In this episode, we talk to the clinicians who uncovered the source and stopped the threat. 🎧 tinyurl.com/yzpunnj6
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🍄 I wrote a children’s book! Poisonous Fungus Amongus is a fun, rhyming intro to mushroom anatomy, foraging safety, and poisonous look-alikes — a 5–7 min read for kids or any curious nature lover. 👉 a.co/d/bixElRx Reviews help a ton. Thank you! 🙏🍄📘 #books
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