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Welcome to episode 21 of the Toxcast. Synthetic cannabinoids and bleeding. Let's talk about it. Please check out MEL Science and their awesome science boxes. If you follow this link, you can get 60% off of the first monthly subscription box for MEL Science. I've checked them out myself and they are pretty awesome. Who doesn't like science experimen…
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Welcome to episode 20 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. In today's episode, I sit down for a chat with forensic toxicologist Dr. Justin Brower. We talk about careers, forensic science, postmortem toxicology, poisons, scopolamine, writing, chili peppers, and I even throw in some tox poetry. Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Mo…
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Welcome to episode 18 of The Toxcast. It's our second ever quick bites episode where I talk about the age old question - is it venomous or poisonous? Intro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri. Run Away audio clip is from my personal copy of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I do not own the licenses or copyright for it.…
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Welcome back to Dose Makes the Poison: The ToxCast. In today's episode, we look at the recent Kentucky Derby winning horse, Medina Spirit, and a positive drug test for the glucocorticoid Betamethasone. Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri. Audio clips used in this podcast episode are meant for educational purposes.…
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Episode 12 of The Toxcast is here. And today, I'm talking about what in the Oleander is going on with the Benadryl Challenge? Oleander and Benadryl (DIphenhydramine) are the topic of this episode. Intro, segue, and outro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri. Clip of The Rock is from an old DVD of mine - I do not own the license. Clip of Oleand…
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Episode 9 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. Let's talk about Digitalis (digoxin, digitoxin) and Convallaria (convallatoxin) - what are these plants? What are these poisons? How do they work in the body? Have they been used for murder? Poisonings? Have they been referenced in pop culture? All audio clips are taken from Kevin Shanks' music and m…
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Episode 8. When Things Go Real Bad In The Lab. Two forensic toxicologists (Dr. Justin Brower and I) chat about the new Netflix documentary series, How To Fix A Drug Scandal - directed by Erin Lee Carr. Yes, this is a series about drug lab chemists, Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak. Give it a watch and then give us a listen!…
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Welcome to episode 7 of Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast. In today's episode, I talk about heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogs (fentalogs). What are these substances? How do they act in the body? Is passive exposure to police and emergency personnel in the field a real thing? Give it a listen. Find it here or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Offi…
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It's episode 3 of Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast. I love when I see forensic toxicology in film and tv. And today, the new murder mystery film, Knives Out, is on the menu. Let's talk about the intersection of forensic toxicology and Knives Out. There are spoilers in this episode - and I do give an explicit spoiler warning - but I'll warn you he…
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