Poison Control Centers
For a Poison EMERGENCY, call 1-800-222-1222 anywhere in the United States.
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.
References:
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
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
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
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
www.medtoxfellowship.com/poison_center.html
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
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
www.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
www.calpoison.org - California Poison Control System - Sacramento Division
University of California Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817
1-800-222-1222
www.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
www.calpoison.org - California Poison Control System - San Francisco Division
UCSF Box 1369
San Francisco, CA 94143-1369
1-800-222-1222
www.calpoison.org
Colorado
- Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
777 Bannock Street
Mail Code 0180
Denver, CO 80204-4028
1-800-222-1222
www.rmpdc.org
Connecticut
- Connecticut Poison Center
University of Connecticut Health Center 263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-5380
1-800-222-1222
poisoncontrol.uchc.edu
Delaware
- The Poison Control Center
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
1-800-222-1222
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
www.poison.org
Florida
- Florida/USVI Poison Information Center - Jacksonville
655 West Eighth Street
Box C-23
Jacksonville, FL 32209
1-800-222-1222
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
floridapoisoncontrol.org/ - Florida Poison Information Center - Tampa
Tampa General Hospital
1 Davis Blvd. (P.O. Box 1289)
Tampa, FL 33601
1-800-222-1222
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
www.georgiapoisoncenter.org
Hawaii
- Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
777 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80204-4028
1-800-222-1222
www.rmpdc.org
Idaho
- Nebraska Regional Poison Center
8401 West Dodge Road
Suite 115
Omaha, NE 68114
1-800-222-1222
www.nebraskapoison.com
Illinois
- Illinois Poison Center
222 S. Riverside Plaza
Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
1-800-222-1222
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
www.indianapoison.org
Iowa
- Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center
215 Douglas Street
Suite 402
Sioux City, IA 51101
1-800-222-1222
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
www.kansashealthsystem.com/medical-services/poison-control
Kentucky
- Kentucky Regional Poison Center
PO Box 35070
Louisville, KY 40232-5070
1-800-222-1222
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
www.aapcc.org
Maine
- Northern New England Poison Center
22 Bramhall St
Portland, ME 4102
1-800-222-1222
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
www.mdpoison.com - National Capital Poison Center
3201 New Mexico Avenue NW
Suite 310
Washington, DC 20016
1-800-222-1222
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
www.maripoisoncenter.com
Michigan
- Michigan Poison Center
Wayne State University School of Medicine
4550 East Canfield
354 Lande Building
Detroit, MI 48201
1-800-222-1222
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
www.mnpoison.org
Mississippi
- Mississippi Poison Control Center
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
1-800-222-1222
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
missouripoisoncenter.org
Montana
- Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
777 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80204-4507
1-800-222-1222
www.rmpdc.org
Nebraska
- Nebraska Regional Poison Center
8401 West Dodge Road
Suite 115
Omaha, NE 68114
1-800-222-1222
www.nebraskapoison.com
Nevada
- Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
777 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80204-4507
1-800-222-1222
www.rmpdc.org
New Hampshire
- Northern New England Poison Center
22 Bramhall St
Portland, ME 04102
1-800-222-1222
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
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
nmpoisoncenter.unm.edu
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
www1.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
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
www.ncpoisoncenter.org
North Dakota
- Minnesota Poison Control System
Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
1-800-222-1222
www.mnpoison.org
Ohio
- Central Ohio Poison Center
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
1-800-222-1222
www.nationwidechildrens.org/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
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
www.oklahomapoison.org
Oregon
- Oregon Poison Center
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239
503-494-8311
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
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
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
poisonhelppr.org/puerto-rico-poison-control-center/
Rhode Island
- Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
1-800-222-1222
www.maripoisoncenter.com
South Carolina
- Palmetto Poison Center
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
1-800-222-1222
poison.sc.edu
South Dakota
- Minnesota Poison Control System
Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Avenue
MC-RL
Minneapolis, MN 55415
1-800-222-1222
www.mnpoison.org - Sanford Poison Education Center
1305 West 18th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
1-800-222-1222
www.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
www.tnpoisoncenter.org
Texas
- Central Texas Poison Center
Scott and White Memorial Hospital
2401 South 31st Street
Temple, TX 76508
1-800-222-1222
www.PoisonControl.org - North Texas Poison Center
Parkland Health & Hospital System
5201 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75235
1-800-222-1222
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
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
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
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
www.poisoncenter.org
Utah
- Utah Poison Control Center
30 South 2000 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
1-800-222-1222
poisoncontrol.utah.edu/
Vermont
- Northern New England Poison Center
22 Bramhall St
Portland, ME 04102
1-800-222-1222
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
med.virginia.edu/brpc/ - National Capital Poison Center
3201 New Mexico Avenue NW
Suite 310
Washington, DC 20016
1-800-222-1222
www.poison.org - Virginia Poison Center
P.O. Box 980522
Richmond, VA 23298-0522
1-800-222-1222
poison.vcu.edu
Washington
- Washington Poison Center
155 NE 100th Street
Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98125-8007
1-800-222-1222
www.wapc.org
West Virginia
- West Virginia Poison Center
3110 MacCorkle Ave
S.E.
Charleston, WV 25314
1-800-222-1222
www.wvpoisoncenter.org
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Poison Center
P.O. Box 1997
Mail Station C660
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997
1-800-222-1222
www.wisconsinpoison.org
Wyoming
- Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center
777 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80204
1-800-222-1222
www.rmpdc.org
Source: American Association of Poison Control Centers.
Last Updated: Sep 26, 2017.