So true... also, if you burn it, the smoke contains the oils and can create another set of problems. It's bad enough when you get it on your skin, if you breath the smoke, and start getting this stuff down your throat, you can have life threatening airway problems. I know of occasions where poison oak or ivy was thrown on a campfire, and resulted in multiple kids having their faces covered with a rash. Fortunately, nobody had a strong alergic reaction, but, it could constrict an airway if you were one of those folks that really responds to poison ivy in a bad way.