Poison Control Centers

All calls to poison control centers are answered by medical professionals trained to answer questions about poisons and to provide immediate poison exposure management instructions.

Twenty-five percent of all calls to U.S. poison centers are to identify a pill unrelated to an exposure^[1]. Sixty-four percent of all identified pills were drugs with abuse potential. Pill Identification calls are increasing dramatically and taxing limited poison center resources. You should consider using the Drugs.com Pill Identifier for non-emergency situations.

About Poison Control Centers

There are 60 poison control centers throughout the U.S. ready to provide free and confidential 24-hour professional assistance by phone. All poison centers can be reached by calling 1-800-222-1222. Poison centers are staffed by pharmacists, physicians, nurses and poison information providers who are toxicology specialists.

On an annual basis, more than 70 percent of callers get the help they need over the phone and have no need to attend a hospital or health care provider for further treatment. This makes poison centers a key resource in safely reducing costly emergency room visits and lightening the load on an already overtaxed healthcare system.^[1] Most of the remaining 30 percent of potential poisoning calls each year are calls from healthcare facilities. Doctors and nurses frequently use poison centers to be in touch with specialists on specific poisoning cases.

Poison centers also provide educational outreach to prevent poison emergencies and inform the public about the dangers of poisons. You can call your poison center to get more information on teaching others about poison safety.

Some centers prefer the term "poison center" and others prefer "poison control center." There is no difference in the services or expertise offered from both.

For more information, contact the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

Poison Control Center Listings for the United States

Alabama

• Regional Poison Control Center
  Children's Hospital of Alabama
  1600 7th Avenue South
  Birmingham, AL, 35233
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.childrensal.org/apic

Alaska

• Oregon Poison Center
  Oregon Health & Science University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road; CB550
  Portland, OR, 97239
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-poison-center

Arizona

• Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
  Arizona Health Sciences Center
  1295 N. Martin Ave
  Room B308
  Tucson, AZ, 85721
  1-800-222-1222
  https://azpoison.com/
• Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center
  Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center 901 E. Willetta St STE 2701
  Phoenix, AZ, 85006
  1-800-222-1222
  

Arkansas

• Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center
  College of Pharmacy
  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. 4301 W. Markham St
  #522-2
  Little Rock, AR, 72205
  1-800-222-1222
  https://arpoisoncenter.org/

California

• California Poison Control System - Central Office
  University of California
  San Francisco
  School of Pharmacy
  Box 1262
  San Francisco, CA, 94143-1262
  1-800-222-1222
  https://calpoison.org/
• California Poison Control System - Fresno/Madera Division
  Children's Hospital Central California
  9300 Valley Children's Place
  MB 15
  Madera, CA, 93638-8762
  1-800-222-1222
  https://calpoison.org/
• California Poison Control System - Sacramento Division
  University of California Davis Medical Center
  2315 Stockton Boulevard
  Sacramento, CA, 95817
  1-800-222-1222
  https://calpoison.org/
• California Poison Control System - San Diego Division
  University of California San Diego Medical Center
  200 West Arbor Drive
  San Diego, CA, 92103-8925
  1-800-222-1222
  https://calpoison.org/
• California Poison Control System - San Francisco Division
  UCSF Box 1369
  San Francisco, CA, 94143-1369
  1-800-222-1222
  https://calpoison.org/

Colorado

• Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
  777 Bannock Street
  Mail Code 0180
  Denver, CO, 80204-4028
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.batteryingestionhotline.com/

Connecticut

• Connecticut Poison Center
  University of Connecticut Health Center 263 Farmington Avenue
  Farmington, CT, 06030-5380
  1-800-222-1222
  https://health.uconn.edu/poison-control/

Delaware

• The Poison Control Center
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  34th & Civic Center Blvd
  Philadelphia, PA, 19104
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/poison-control-center

District of Columbia

• National Capital Poison Center
  3201 New Mexico Avenue
  NW
  Suite 310
  Washington, DC, 20016
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poison.org/

Florida

• Florida/USVI Poison Information Center - Jacksonville
  655 West Eighth Street
  Box C-23
  Jacksonville, FL, 32209
  1-800-222-1222
  http://jacksonville.floridapoisoncontrol.org/
• Florida Poison Information Center - Miami
  Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami
  Miller School of Medicine
  1611 NW 12th Ave (R-131)
  Institute Annex
  3rd Floor
  Miami, FL, 33136
  1-800-222-1222
  https://floridapoisoncontrol.org/
• Florida Poison Information Center - Tampa
  Tampa General Hospital
  1 Davis Blvd. (P.O. Box 1289)
  Tampa, FL, 33601
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poisoncentertampa.org/

Georgia

• Georgia Poison Center
  Grady Health System
  80 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. SE
  P.O. Box 26066
  Atlanta, GA, 30303
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.georgiapoisoncenter.org/

Hawaii

• Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
  777 Bannock Street
  Denver, CO, 80204-4028
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.batteryingestionhotline.com/

Idaho

• Nebraska Regional Poison Center
  8401 West Dodge Road
  Suite 115
  Omaha, NE, 68114
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.nebraskapoison.com/

Illinois

• Illinois Poison Center
  222 S. Riverside Plaza
  Suite 1900
  Chicago, IL, 60606
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.illinoispoisoncenter.org/

Indiana

• Indiana Poison Center
  IU Health Methodist Hospital
  Indiana University Health
  1701 N Senate Blvd
  Room B402
  Indianapolis, IN, 46202
  1-800-222-1222
  https://indianapoisoncenter.org/

Iowa

• Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center
  215 Douglas Street
  Suite 402
  Sioux City, IA, 51101
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.iowapoison.org/

Kansas

• The University of Kansas Hospital Poison Control Center
  University of Kansas Medical Center
  3901 Rainbow Blvd.
  Room B-400
  Kansas City, KS, 66160-7231
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.kansaspoisoncenter.com/

Kentucky

• Kentucky Regional Poison Center
  PO Box 35070
  Louisville, KY, 40232-5070
  1-800-222-1222
  https://kypoisoncontrol.com/

Louisiana

• Louisiana Poison Center
  LSUHSC - Shreveport
  Dept. of Emergency Medicine
  Section of Clinical Toxicology
  1455 Wilkinson Street
  Shreveport, LA, 71130
  1-800-222-1222
  https://poisoncenters.org/

Maine

• Northern New England Poison Center
  22 Bramhall St
  Portland, ME, 4102
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.nnepc.org/

Maryland

• Maryland Poison Center
  University of Maryland at Baltimore
  School of Pharmacy
  220 Arch Street
  Office Level 1
  Baltimore, MD, 21201-1508
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.mdpoison.com/
• National Capital Poison Center
  3201 New Mexico Avenue NW
  Suite 310
  Washington, DC, 20016
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poison.org/

Massachusetts

• Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention
  Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island
  300 Longwood Avenue
  Boston, MA, 02115
  1-800-222-1222
  

Michigan

• Michigan Poison Center
  Wayne State University School of Medicine
  4550 East Canfield
  354 Lande Building
  Detroit, MI, 48201
  1-800-222-1222
  https://poison.med.wayne.edu/

Minnesota

• Minnesota Poison Control System
  Hennepin County Medical Center
  701 Park Avenue
  MC-RL
  Minneapolis, MN, 55415
  1-800-222-1222
  https://mnpoison.org/

Mississippi

• Mississippi Poison Control Center
  University of Mississippi Medical Center
  2500 N. State Street
  Jackson, MS, 39216
  1-800-222-1222
  https://poisoncontrol.umc.edu

Missouri

• Missouri Poison Center at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
  7980 Clayton Rd
  Suite 200
  St. Louis, MO, 63117
  1-800-222-1222
  https://missouripoisoncenter.org/

Montana

• Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
  777 Bannock Street
  Denver, CO, 80204-4507
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.batteryingestionhotline.com/

Nebraska

• Nebraska Regional Poison Center
  8401 West Dodge Road
  Suite 115
  Omaha, NE, 68114
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.nebraskapoison.com/

Nevada

• Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
  777 Bannock Street
  Denver, CO, 80204-4507
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.batteryingestionhotline.com/

New Hampshire

• Northern New England Poison Center
  22 Bramhall St
  Portland, ME, 04102
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.nnepc.org/

New Jersey

• New Jersey Poison Information and Education System
  The State University of New Jersey Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) 140 Bergen Street
  Suite G160
  Newark, NJ, 07103
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.njpies.org/

New Mexico

• New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center
  MSC07 4390
  1 University of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001
  1-800-222-1222
  https://hsc.unm.edu/poison/

New York

• New York City Poison Control Center
  NYC Bureau of Public Health Labs
  455 First Avenue
  Room 123
  Box 81
  New York, NY, 10016
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/poison-control.page
• Upstate New York Poison Center
  750 East Adams Street
  Syracuse, NY, 13210
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.upstate.edu/poison/

North Carolina

• Carolinas Poison Center
  Carolinas Medical Center
  4400 Golf Acres Dr.
  Suite B-2
  (P.O. Box 32861)
  Charlotte, NC, 28232
  1-800-222-1222
  

North Dakota

• Minnesota Poison Control System
  Hennepin County Medical Center
  701 Park Avenue
  Minneapolis, MN, 55415
  1-800-222-1222
  https://mnpoison.org/

Ohio

• Central Ohio Poison Center
  700 Children's Drive
  Columbus, OH, 43205
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/specialties/central-ohio-poison-center
• Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center
  Regional Poison Control System
  3333 Burnet Avenue
  MLC 9004
  Cincinnati, OH, 45229-3026
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/d/dpic

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Center for Poison & Drug Information
  University of Oklahoma
  Health Sciences Center
  940 N.E. 13th Street
  Suite 3850/Nicholson Tower
  Oklahoma City, OK, 73104
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.oklahomapoison.org/

Oregon

• Oregon Poison Center
  Oregon Health & Science University
  3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
  Portland, OR, 97239
  503-494-8311
  https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-poison-center/

Pennsylvania

• Pittsburgh Poison Center
  Pharmacy Administration Building
  3507 Victoria Street
  Pittsburgh, PA, 15213
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.upmc.com/Services/poison-center/
• The Poison Control Center
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  34th & Civic Center Blvd
  Philadelphia, PA, 19104
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/poison-control-center

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico Poison Control Center, Inc.
  Administracion de Servicios Medicos de P.R. (ASEM)
  Centro Medico de Puerto Rico
  Barrio Monacillo Carr. #22
  Paseo Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa
  Rio Piedras, PR, 935
  1-800-222-1222
  

Rhode Island

• Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention
  300 Longwood Avenue
  Boston, MA, 02115
  1-800-222-1222
  

South Carolina

• Palmetto Poison Center
  South Carolina College of Pharmacy
  University of South Carolina
  Columbia, SC, 29208
  1-800-222-1222
  https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/pharmacy/centers/palmetto_poison_center/index.php

South Dakota

• Minnesota Poison Control System
  Hennepin County Medical Center
  701 Park Avenue
  MC-RL
  Minneapolis, MN, 55415
  1-800-222-1222
  https://mnpoison.org/
• Sanford Poison Education Center
  1305 West 18th Street
  Sioux Falls, SD, 57117
  1-800-222-1222
  https://sdpoison.org/

Tennessee

• Department of Energy - Oak Ridge Operations Center (DOE-OROC)
  P.O. Box 2001
  Oak Ridge, TN, 37831
  1-800-222-1222
  
• Tennessee Poison Center
  501 Oxford House
  1313 21st Avenue South
  Nashville, TN, 37232-4632
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.vumc.org/poison-control/

Texas

• Central Texas Poison Center
  Scott and White Memorial Hospital
  2401 South 31st Street
  Temple, TX, 76508
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poisoncontrol.org/
• North Texas Poison Center
  Parkland Health & Hospital System
  5201 Harry Hines Blvd.
  Dallas, TX, 75235
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poisoncontrol.org/
• South Texas Poison Center
  The University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio
  Department of Emergency Medicine/School of Medicine
  Mail Code 7849
  7979 Wurzbach Road
  San Antonio, TX, 78229
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poisoncontrol.org
• Southeast Texas Poison Center
  The University of Texas Medical Branch
  301 University Boulevard
  3.112 Trauma Building
  Galveston, TX, 77555-1175
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poisoncontrol.org/
• Texas Panhandle Poison Center
  Texas Tech University HSC School of Pharmacy
  1300 S. Coulter St
  Suite 105
  Amarillo, TX, 79106
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poisoncontrol.org/
• West Texas Regional Poison Center
  University Medical Center of El Paso
  4815 Alameda Avenue
  El Paso, TX, 79905
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poisoncontrol.org/

Utah

• Utah Poison Control Center
  30 South 2000 East
  Salt Lake City, UT, 84112
  1-800-222-1222
  https://poisoncontrol.utah.edu/

Vermont

• Northern New England Poison Center
  22 Bramhall St
  Portland, ME, 04102
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.nnepc.org/

Virginia

• Blue Ridge Poison Center
  Jefferson Park Place
  1222 Jefferson Park Ave
  PO Box 800774
  Charlottesville, VA, 22908-0774
  1-800-222-1222
  https://med.virginia.edu/brpc/
• National Capital Poison Center
  3201 New Mexico Avenue NW
  Suite 310
  Washington, DC, 20016
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.poison.org/
• Virginia Poison Center
  P.O. Box 980522
  Richmond, VA, 23298-0522
  1-800-222-1222
  https://poison.vcu.edu/

Washington

• Washington Poison Center
  155 NE 100th Street
  Suite 100
  Seattle, WA, 98125-8007
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.wapc.org/

West Virginia

• West Virginia Poison Center
  3110 MacCorkle Ave
  S.E.
  Charleston, WV, 25314
  1-800-222-1222
  http://www.wvpoisoncenter.org/

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Poison Center
  P.O. Box 1997
  Mail Station C660
  Milwaukee, WI, 53201-1997
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.wisconsinpoison.org/

Wyoming

• Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center
  777 Bannock Street
  Denver, CO, 80204
  1-800-222-1222
  https://www.batteryingestionhotline.com/

Source: American Association of Poison Control Centers.
Last Updated: Sep 26, 2017.