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Poisonings - Frequently Asked Questions

Bee and Wasp Stings	Holly Plant
Birth Control Pill	Ice Packs
Bubble Blowing Solution	Jellyfish
Butyric Acid	Krazy Glue
Caterpillars	Laburnum
Cherry Pit	Lamp Oil
Children's Crayons	Mercury in Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
Children's Paint	Mouthwash
Daffodil	Nail Polish
Daphne	Natural Gas
Deodorants and Antiperspirants	Nightshade plant (includes woody, black or common types)
Diatomaceous Earth	Pepper Spray and Chili Peppers
Dieffenbachia	Perfume - Cologne - Aftershave
Ecstasy in BC	Poinsettia
Elderberry	Rhododendrons and Azaleas
Fertilizer	Shampoo
Fiddleheads	Silica Gel
Freon	Sunscreen
Gasoline	Tulip
Glow sticks	Tums
Hogweed

We are grateful to all the First Nations who have cared for and nurtured the lands and waters around us for all time, including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) on whose unceded and ancestral territory our centre is located.

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