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 March 30, 2011 / Modified mar 31, 2011 2:52 p.m.

Cutting Poison Control

A proposal to slash the Poison Control Center's budget could have significant consequences by Kimberly Craft

poison control 617x347 Keith Boesen, Pharm.D., Director of AZ Poison and Drug Info Center, discusses the impact of possible budget cuts.
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A proposed budget cut could leave Arizona's Poison Control Center with no money for "anyone to answer the phone line," says Keith Boesen, managing director of the AZ Poison and Drug Information Center. He joins the Arizona Illustrated studio to detail the consequences of the proposed cut.

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