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Pick Your Poison

Dr. JP

Dr. JP shares her passion for poisons in this interactive show. Pick Your Poison is a fast-paced, interactive podcast about poisons and toxins, mischief and murder ranging from ancient history to pop culture. Your choices direct the diagnosis and treatment. Make the wrong choice and our patient won’t survive the podcast.

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  • 23 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 21 min
  • English

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  • S3 · E23
    Dec 9, 2025 · 19 min

    Hot Water: When bath salts become deadly

    An easy-to-buy drugstore product that can paralyze like a famous bacterial poison. An old-fashioned enema once used for brain injuries. And a treatment choice that turns constipation into a toxic emergency. Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision. An interactive medication and gastrointestinal toxicology case involving enema misuse, electrolyte disturbance, muscle weakness, respiratory failure, ECG changes, and urgent supportive treatment. Season 4 Send us Fan Mail

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  • S3 · E22
    Nov 26, 2025 · 24 min

    Fermentation: The Mysterious Blood Alcohol Level

    A beer-related ingredient other than alcohol that can cause disease. A diagnosis defense attorneys may be especially fond of. And the reason every person has a measurable blood-alcohol level—even without drinking. Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision. An interactive gastrointestinal and forensic medicine case involving internal fermentation, altered mental status, disputed intoxication, microbiome changes, diagnostic testing, and unusual alcohol production. Send us Fan Mail

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  • S3 · E21
    Nov 11, 2025 · 15 min

    Fumigation: A Pesticide Poisoning Mystery

    A gas that has killed thieves entering treated homes. A pesticide potent enough to threaten entire families. And a fumigant with consequences for the ozone layer. Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision. An interactive environmental and occupational toxicology case involving home fumigation, nausea, seizures, heart and lung injury, responder safety, decontamination, and limited antidote options. Send us Fan Mail

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