Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast

That's Not Popeye's Spinach!

Welcome to episode 23 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast! Today, let's talk about when eating spinach goes wrong, aka hallucinogenic spinach! That's definitely not Pop

DMT, Ayahuasca, and a Chat with Tristan Brown

Welcome to episode 22 of The Toxcast. Let's talk a bit about DMT (dimethyltryptamine) and ayahuasca and chat with Tristan Brown about his experiences consuming ayahuasca

Synthetic Cannabinoids and Bleeding: What is Up With That?

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 foll

A Chat with Dr. Justin Brower (Forensic Toxicologist)

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

Mistletoe Be or Not Mistletoe Be? That is the question.

Welcome back to episode 19 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. Today, we briefly talk about mistletoe and its toxicity. Intro and outro music is Psychedelic Mushrooms

Quick Bites: The Age Old Question: Is It Venomous or Poisonous?

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 Psyc

Cannabis, Drug Testing, and The Olympics

Welcome to episode 17 of ToxCast. Today, we briefly talk cannabis and drug testing. We then approach the question - should cannabis be tested for in sports? My opinions a

Vape Liquids Are For Vaping Not Drinking (Nicotine)

Welcome to Episode 16 of The ToxCast. Let's talk about vape liquids and the potential for poisoning and death if they are misused. Intro and outro music is Psychedelic M

Run for the Betamethasone...errrr...Roses

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 th

Carbon Monoxide: A Primer

Welcome to a new season of The Toxcast. This is episode 14 - Carbon Monoxide: A Primer. Intro and outro music is a 15 second clip of Psychedelic Mushrooms by T Morri. S

Tales of (Un)Poisoned Halloween Candy

Welcome to episode 13 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. In this episode, I talk about the myths surrounding drugs and poisons in halloween candy and set the record s

What in the Oleander is going on with the Benadryl Challenge?

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

Quick Bites: The Case of Jagger the Irish Setter

It's episode 11 of The Toxcast and I'm here to talk about a case of suspected animal poisoning in a new feature called Quick Bites (Of The Poisoned Apple). Enjoy! Intro a

A Very Special Toxisode: Yes, Pepper Spray is Tear Gas

Welcome to a very special toxisode of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. In episode 10, I talk about tear gas, pepper spray, chili peppers, and capsaicin. It's a quick o

Headed for a Heartbreak (The Cardiac Glycosides: Digoxin and Convallatoxin)

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

How To Fix A Drug Scandal (Netflix)

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 Scand

Not Your Parent's Heroin (Heroin, Fentanyl, and Fentalogs)

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

McGruff the Singing Crime Dog / Drugs in the News

Welcome to episode 6 of Dose Makes the Poison: The Toxcast. Today's episode is a bit different. Remember McGruff the Crime Dog? Well, come with me as we hear him sing abo

What's In The Bottle? (Cyanide)

It's episode 5 of Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast. And I wonder what's in this bottle? Well, I think it's time to talk cyanide. Intro and outro music is Psychedelic M

A Few Drops Will Do Ya (Tetrahydrozoline)

Welcome to episode 4 of Dose Makes The Poison: The Toxcast. In today's episode, I chat about the over the counter substance, tetrahydrozoline, and its use in urban legend