What’s at Stake?

Poisoning, accidental or intentional, causes significant harm or death to many US and Canadian people. Poisoning takes many forms as harmful chemicals can be breathed in, swallowed, touched or injected.

What’s the Danger?

Many chemicals that cause poisoning are safe at lower or prescribed levels. They only become dangerous if the exposure to them is inappropriate, such as drug overdose. Gases such as carbon monoxide are particularly dangerous as their presence is undetectable to humans as it has no color or smell. Children, especially, are prone to poisoning from household products and alcohol poisoning. Many accidental overdoses happen because people take daily maximum […]