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Wanna know what ancient remedy was a byword for treating madness in ancient Greece and was used to treat Heracles after he murdered his wife and children. And what flower contains the same toxin as poisonous toads? Listen to find out. Send us Fan Mail

Want to know how someone goes from completely normal to unconscious in minutes with nothing around them. What drug was deemed too dangerous for medical use but is now a drug of abuse? What new way is contraband being smuggled into prisons?  Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what toxin has been killing workers since Paleolithic times—and is hiding in modern kitchens? The ancient Romans called it a widow-maker … because husbands died so quickly, some women had as many as seven.  Listen to find out!    Send us Fan Mail

What animal can cause pain and toxicity without ever biting or stinging. And has been used as an aphrodisiac and even for murder?  Send us Fan Mail

What toxin can spontaneously combust in the emergency department? What poison is so potent that the patients' vomit and stools are a danger to staff members? Why are there no bones at the famous battle of Waterloo where ten thousand men died in one day?  Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what candy can kill you? Though the flavor is so beloved, it was found in King Tut's tomb. And might make camels less thirsty?  Listen to find out. Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what causes fire eaters' lung, what disease you can get from sitting in a hot tub, and how you can be poisoned by stealing gasoline?  Grab your stethoscope and let's go! Send us Fan Mail

Today's episode is about a toxin so powerful that a little smeared on the tip of a blowgun arrow is enough to silence every muscle in your body, including your diaphragm, stopping your breathing. How did a poison like this become a commonly used drug in modern medicine?  We'll also go inside a Siberian prison cell where one of the most high-profile political prisoners on the planet colla...

Imagine a fever that doesn't break with acetaminophen (i.e. Tylenol or paracetamol). A toxin that leaves you trapped inside your own body. Want to know what your doctor is really thinking when you tell them you take a round white pill? Listen to find out! Send us Fan Mail

Want to know What meal ended the House of Habsburg and was said by Voltaire to have changed the destiny of Europe? The risks associated with foraging, and what milk thistle might be an antidote for?  Listen to find out! Send us Fan Mail

Want to know What antidote is made from the blood of scientists? And what poisoning occurs due to a lack of bile acids and good bacteria in the GI tract? Listen to find out!  Send us Fan Mail

Mystery lovers, this one is for you. We are going to discuss a real-life scenario where a person can be found dead in an enclosed space, without evidence of trauma, intrusion, or even another person.  Listen to find out how it happens! Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what toxin affects humans, but not bees? What contaminated substance is so valuable, people risk their lives to collect it? What popular natural substance was used in biological warfare in wars between Russia and Ukraine in the past?  Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what easily available product in the drug store works like botulism? Why enemas were used to treat brain injuries? Listen to find out!  Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what ingredient in beer other than alcohol causes disease in humans? What might be defense attorneys favorite medical diagnosis? Why everyone has a positive blood alcohol level, even if they don’t drink a drop? Listen to find out! Send us Fan Mail

Will our patient survive this podcast? It’s up to you and the choices you make. Want to know what toxin has killed thrives robbing houses? What pesticide is so poisonous it depletes the ozone layer? Listen to find out! Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what poisoned advice was given by a chatbot? What drug toxicity is also a euphemism for trite or boring? What toxin is in the Dead Sea?  Listen to find out.  Send us Fan Mail

What to know what drug of abuse is called rhino tranq? What adulterant found in fentanyl is also used as a medicine in the ED and ICU? And can cause life-threatening withdrawal? Listen to find out!  Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what cocaine has to do with residency hours? What genetic disease can kill you in the operating room? How a missed diagnosis resulted in changes to the training of every American intern and resident afterward? Listen to find out!  Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what the wet-dog shakes have to do with humans? What drug reaction causes a temperature so high it can cook the proteins inside your body? What over the counter medicine can cause a potentially life-threatening reaction with SSRIs? Listen to find out.  Send us Fan Mail

 Interested in poisons, mystery, and murder in mayhem? You're in the right place. This is Pick your Poison. I'm your host, Dr. JP, here to share my passion for poisons.  It is a fast-paced interactive show where your choices direct the diagnosis and treatment.  Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what substance is used by 20 million people a day worldwide, but almost unknown in Western countries. What movie might’ve included US drug policy and what plant’s potency decreases rapidly once it’s picked? Listen to find out!  Send us Fan Mail

What to know what antidote is getting more attention on social media than the poison it treats? What happens if the doctor panics while giving it. Why people are drinking fish tank antifungal cleaner? Listen to find out!  Send us Fan Mail

Want to know what dictators’ autopsy was published on the front page of the newspaper, why he hated doctors and what that had to do with his death? What leeches were used for in 1950? Listen to find out! Send us Fan Mail

Want to know why cocaine is used in the operating room? What toxin has been used in bombs, impregnated into clothing and sprayed on salad bars? What rat poison is treated with vitamins? Listen to find out! Send us Fan Mail