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Rat poison is just one of the potentially dangerous substances likely to be mixed into illicit drugs

  • Written by C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
Rat poison is just one of the potentially dangerous substances likely to be mixed into illicit drugsImpurities are often added to recreational drugs to mask poor quality.Sebastian Leesch/EyeEm via Getty Images

Over 150 people in Illinois started bleeding uncontrollably after using synthetic cannabis-based products – including fake marijuana, Spice and K2 – that contained the rat poison brodifacoum in March and April 2018. By the end...

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