Poison Prevention Press

Poison Prevention Press is a newsletter designed to educate the public about poisons and how to prevent poisonings and overdoses in the home, school, and workplace.

This e-newsletter is published every other month by the Maryland Poison Center. It presents a wide variety of poison-related topics that cover all ages.

Visitors are encouraged to subscribe to this newsletter. Once you have subscribed, you will receive an e-mail each time a new issue has been posted. The e-mail will contain a description of the current topic along with a link to the current issue. Please share the newsletter with others by forwarding the link and printing and posting the issues that you find interesting.

Links to view issues from the past two years are available below for our readers' convenience. To view older issues, please visit our archive.

2020

Poison Safety and New Year's Resolutions
January/February 2020

2019

What You Should Know About Marijuana (Cannabis)
November/December 2019

Take Charge of Your Health
September/October 2019

Understanding Safe Storage
July/August 2019

Top 3 Poisons of 2018: Adults and Older Adults
May/June 2019

Top 3 Poisons of 2018: Children
March/April 2019

Cough and Cold Medicine Safety
January/February 2019

2018

Holiday Food Safety
November/December 2018

OTC Medicine Safety for Tweens and Teens
September/October 2018

Making the Right Call
July/August 2018

E-cigarettes and Nicotine
May/June 2018

A Day in the Life of the Poison Center
March/April 2018

Aromatherapy and Essential Oils
January/February 2018

2017

Holiday Poison Hazards
November/December 2017

Pre-teen and Teen Substance Use‌
September/October 2017

Poison Myths‌
July/August 2017

Household Objects and Substances
May/June 2017

Bites and Stings
March/April 2017

Carbon Monoxide
January/February 2017