Lethal Dose

Episode 9: Carbon Monoxide


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From famous Reddit posts and teenage suicides that result in homicide trials to Texan winters and haunted houses, we cover it all on this episode. Content warning: abuse, suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders in teenagers.


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2. RBradbury1920 [MA] Post-it notes left in apartment. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/34l7vo/ma_postit_notes_left_in_apartment/ (accessed 29 Mar 2021).

3. RBradbury1920 [UPDATE!] [MA] Post-it notes left in apartment. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/34m92h/update_ma_postit_notes_left_in_apartment/ (accessed 29 Mar 2021).

4. Carbon Monoxide. https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/air-quality/carbon-monoxide#:~:text=Carbon%20monoxide%20is%20the%20most,as%20high%20as%2050%20ppm. (accessed 29 Mar 2021).

5. Baselt, R. C., Carbon Monoxide. In Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man, Biomedical Publications: Davis, California, 1982.

6. Carbon Monoxide Acute Exposure Guideline Levels. In Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 8, The National Academies Press: Washington, D.C., 2010.

7. Quinn, D. K.; McGahee, S. M.; Politte, L. C.; Duncan, G. N.; Cusin, C.; Hopwood, C. J.; Stern, T. A., Complications of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Case Discussion and Review of the Literature. Prim. Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry 2009, 11 (2), 74-79.

8. Cogan, M. Death by Text The Cut [Online], 2016. https://www.thecut.com/2016/02/conrad-roy-michelle-carter-c-v-r.html (accessed 31 Mar 2021).

9. Carr, E. L., I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter. HBO: 2019.

10. Murtishi, A. Psychiatrist reveals Michelle Carter, accused of pushing boyfriend to kill himself, suffered from severe depression as a child MassLive [Online], 2017. https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/06/michelle_carter_trial_controve_1.html (accessed 31 Mar 2021).

11. Glaun, D. Michelle Carter trial: Conrad Roy's mother chokes up while testifying about last day they spent together MassLive [Online], 2017. https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/06/michelle_carter_trial_conrad_r.html (accessed 31 Mar 2021).

12. Glaun, D. Michelle Carter found guilty by judge in text message suicide case MassLive [Online], 2017. https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/06/michelle_carter_found_guilty_i.html (accessed 31 Mar 2021).

13. LeBlanc, P. The text messages that led up to teen's suicide CNN [Online], 2017. https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/08/us/text-message-suicide-michelle-carter-conrad-roy/index.html (accessed 31 Mar 2021).

14. Minutaglio, R. Inside the True Story of Michelle Carter, the Teen in the 'Texting Suicide Case' Elle [Online], 2020. https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a27704746/who-is-michelle-carter/ (accessed 31 Mar 2021).

15. Dwyer, D. Supreme Court declines to hear Michelle Carter appeal in texting suicide case ABC News [Online], 2020. https://abcnews.go.com/US/supreme-court-declines-hear-michelle-carter-appeal-texting/story?id=68248229 (accessed 31 Mar 2021).

16. Treisman, R. 'A Disaster Within a Disaster': Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases are Surging in Texas NPR [Online], 2021. https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-winter-storms-2021/2021/02/18/969050038/a-disaster-within-a-disaster-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-cases-are-surging-in-texa (accessed 31 Mar 2021).

17. Poisonings; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov, 2014.

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