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Newsletter Archive—Poison Prevention Newsletter

2012 Newsletters

March: Medicine Safety

2011 Newsletters

2010 Newsletters

March: Pharmaceuticals in the Drinking Water
June: Beware the Dangers of Button Batteries
September: Child Resistant Does Not Mean Childproof
December: Poison Proofing Your Home for the Holidays

2009 Newsletters

March: Parents Underestimate Teens Access to Prescription Drugs
July: Summer Safety: Dissolvable Tobacco Products Look Like Candy
September: Back To School Flu Safety
December: Proper Dosing of Acetaminophen to Children and Infants

2008 Newsletters

March: Going "Green" with Alternative Cleaning Products
July: Avoiding Poisons on Vacation
September: No newsletter available
December: Prescription Drugs Misuse

2007 Newsletters

March: Poison Center 50 years of Service
June: Child Safety in the Yard and Garden
September: Poisonous Mushrooms
December: Lead Poisoning - Buyer Beware

2006 Newsletters

Spring: Poisons How to Dispose of Toxic Household Products
Summer: Update on Lead Poisoning in Children
Fall: Prescriptions and Over-the-counter medications
Winter: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

2005 Newsletters

Spring: Experts On Poison, Only A Phone Call Away
Summer: Poisons In The Air We Breathe
Winter: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

2004 Newsletters

APRIL: Chemical Agents of Opportunity by Terrorists
July: Summer Clean Up
October: It Won't Happen To Me
December: Be Aware of the Holiday Hazards

2003 Newsletters

March: Poison Prevention
July: Summer Saftey
September: Teaching Children About Poison Prevention

2002 Newsletters

March: Poison Prevention Month - Help Is Here
July: It's A Jungle Out There
September: What's In Your Backpack?
December: Holiday Plants

2001 Newsletters

March: Poison Prevention Month - Cold Preparations
July:New National Telephone Number
November:FDA Offers Website Cautions Tips and Warnings for Consumers

2000 Newsletters

March:March is Poison Prevention Month
July: Mushroom Safety

For newsletters published before 2000, please email Health Educator at livermore@upstate.edu