Toxicology for the intensivist

Dr David Wood is a Consultant Physician and Clinical Toxicologist at the Trust and Reader in Clinical Toxicology at King’s College London.  He has a clinical, research and academic interest in epidemiology of use of and acute harms related to recreational drugs, new psychoactive substances (NPS) and misused prescription medicines, the management of paracetamol overdose and cardiovascular drug toxicity. He is a member of the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) and expert advisor to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (ECMDDA), World Health Organisation and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the area of recreational drugs and NPS.

Professor Paul Dargan is a Consultant Physician and Clinical Toxicologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Clinical Toxicology at King’s College London. He has an active research and teaching programme with a focus on recreational drug toxicity, new psychoactive substances, prescription medicine misuse, self-poisoning and heavy metal toxicity. He has published over 320 peer-reviewed papers and numerous book chapters. He is an advisor to numerous national and international bodies.