Background: Alcohol poses a significant public health concern, contributing to acute and chronic health complications, including organ damage, neurological impairments, and increased mortality. Excessive alcohol consumption can result in poisoning. This study analyzed trends and disparities in mortality rates due to toxic effects of alcohol among different demographics and geographical regions from 1999 to 2020 [...]

Background: Unintentional ingestion of cannabis products among children and adolescents is well described, but we found no summary of presentations among adults. Methods: We performed a scoping literature review of presenting symptoms, sources of exposure, and clinical courses of adults who seek medical care following unintentional ingestion of psychoactive cannabis or intentional ingestion of cannabidiol [...]

Case Presentation: A 51-year-old female with a history of lumbar stenosis (status post-transforaminal epidural steroid injection), hypertension, and migraines presented with altered mental status and severe acute headache. The day before, she experienced unusual lower back pain and, after consuming shrimp scampi, developed abdominal pain, nausea, flaccidity in her upper extremities, dysarthria, and a severe [...]

Case Presentation: Background: Diquat is an active ingredient found in many herbicides, it is rare but a serious cause of poisoning.1 Diquat poisoning often occurs as a result of an accident or suicide attempt.2 Despite its potency, diquat poisoning is relatively rare, with only 30 cases reported in the United States between 1968 and 1999.3 However, the mortality rate was [...]