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Alerts
The AAPCC works with America's 55 poison centers to track poisonings and
their sources, including household products, food and beverages, chemicals
in the workplace and home, environmental toxins, drugs and medicine, and
animal and insect bites and stings.

Bath Salts
Synthetic cathinones, or bath salts are powerful drugs that can cause hallucinations and
violent behavior.
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Current Annual Report

Highlights
In 2014, Americas poison centers managed almost 3 million cases, over two million of
which were human exposures.
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E-Cigarettes and Liquid

Nicotine
Liquid nicotine exposures continue to concern poison specialists.
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Food and Mushroom

Poisoning & Recalls
Between 2014 and 2015, poison centers managed almost 60,000 food- and mushroomborne exposure cases, as well as assisting over 30,000 callers by providing information on
food poisoning and food recalls.
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Hand Sanitizer
Ingesting any more than a taste of hand sanitizer can cause alcohol poisoning.

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Laundry Detergent
Packets
Highly concentrated single-load liquid laundry packets can cause serious harm to young
children.
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Opioid (Narcotic) Pain

Medications
From 1999 to 2010, the number of U.S. drug poisoning deaths involving any opioid
analgesic more than quadrupled. Poison center data indicate that analgesic exposures
including opioids and sedatives are increasing year over year.
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Synthetic Cannabinoids

Use of synthetic cannabinoids can cause dangerous health effects like psychotic episodes
and seizures.
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