Toxic! : killer cures and other poisonings /
Susie Hodge.
- Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, 2008.
- 32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Toxic! -- Kill or cure? -- Old wives' tales -- Deadly anesthetics -- Toxic shops -- Deaf and dying -- Big bang! -- Killer sweets! -- "Dyeing" for art -- Dead beautiful -- Queens of poison -- Sabotage! -- Delivering the deadly dose.
Presents several types of poisons and poison delivery systems used throughout history, while using science to describe the effects that toxins have on the human body.