The Upstate New York Poison Center took more than 50,000 calls from New Yorkers from Buffalo to the Hudson Valley last year, with questions about potential poisonings. There are a couple of areas officials are keeping a close eye on.
Most of the calls come from homes, with more than half involving children. They are getting into familiar items, like pain medications, prescription drugs, or household cleaning products. Center Director Michelle Caliva said staffers do a good job of keeping these individuals home. One area where children are more likely to end up in the hospital: exposure to cannabis-related items.
“I think people know to keep their medication out of reach,” Caliva said. “We just want the cannabis to be in the same mindset as the medication.”…