On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Jake <jake@spaz.org> wrote:

when Albert Hoffman accidentally dosed himself with LSD, he requested milk as
an antidote to whatever had poisoned him, since it was generally considered a
cure-all for poisonings.

Yeah, milk is not a bad rule of thumb for ingested toxins. It's well buffered, so it will neutralize both acids and bases. And its fat content will help emulsify fatty toxins as well.

However, I highly doubt milk would have any effect what soever on *inhaled* toxins, such as lethal zinc fumes. The supposed power of milk in that case is likely just an entirely incorrect extrapolation.

Patrik