There are 55 poison control centers in the United States. Each provides free, 24-hour professional advice to anyone in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Federated States of Micronesia, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. On occasion, some have even helped American soldiers serving overseas.

Poison centers provide poison expertise and treatment advice by phone. All poison centers can be reached by calling the same telephone number, 1-800-222-1222.  Poison centers are staffed by pharmacists, physicians, nurses and poison information providers who are toxicology specialists.

Alabama

Alabama Poison Information Center

Poison Helpline: 1-800-222-1222

1600 7th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Managing Director: Ann Slattery, DrPH, RN, RPh, DABAT
Medical Director:  Will Rushton, MD
Service area: State of Alabama

Administrative telephone:  (205) 638-6675

Website: https://www.childrensal.org/rpcc

Alaska*

Connecticut 

Delaware*

The Poison Control Center
at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Managing Director: Jeanette Trella, PharmD
Medical Director: Kevin Osterhoudt, MD, MSCE, FAAP, FACMT
Service area: 23 counties in Eastern Pennsylvania and the state of Delaware

Administrative telephone: (215) 590-2003

Website: http://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
Managing Director: Nicole Reid, BSN, EdM, DABAT

Medical Directors: Cathleen Clancy, FACEP, FACMT, and Kelly Johnson-Arbor, MD, FACEP, FUHM, FACMT

Service area:  Washington, DC; Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in MD; Northern VA.

Administrative telephone: (202) 362-3867

Website: http://www.poison.org/

Georgia

Georgia Poison Center
Grady Health System
80 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr.

PO Box 26066
Atlanta, GA 30303
Managing Director:  Gaylord Lopez, PharmD, DABAT
Co-Managing Director:  Stephanie Hon, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
Medical Director:  Robert Geller, MD, ACMT, FACMT, FAACT
Service area:  State of Georgia

Administrative telephone: (404) 616-9237

Website: http://www.georgiapoisoncenter.org/

Hawaii* 

Idaho*

Nebraska Regional Poison Center
988170 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE  68198-8170
Director:  Kathy Jacobitz, MHA, BSN, RN, CSPI
Medical Director:  Ronald I. Kirschner, MD
Service area:  Nebraska, Idaho, Wyoming, American Samoa, and the Federated States of Micronesia

Administrative telephone:  (402) 955-5555

Website: http://www.nebraskapoison.com/

Illinois

Illinois Poison Center
833 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 610
Chicago, IL 60607
Director: Carol DesLauriers, PharmD, DABAT
Medical Director: Michael Wahl, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Service area: State of Illinois

Administrative telephone: (312) 906-6186

Website: http://illinoispoisoncenter.org/

Indiana 

Indiana Poison Center
Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center
Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital
1701 N Senate Blvd, Room B402
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Director: Adam Overberg, PharmD, BCPS, DABAT
Medical Director: Blake Froberg, MD
Email: IndianaPoisonCenter@iuhealth.org
Service area: State of Indiana

Administrative telephone: (317) 962-2335

Website: http://www.indianapoisoncenter.org/

Iowa 

Iowa Poison Control Center
401 Douglas Street; Suite 501
Sioux City, IA 51101
Director: Linda Kalin, RN, BS, CSPI
Medical Director: Edward M. Bottei, MD, FCCP, FACMT
Service area: State of Iowa

Administrative telephone: (712) 293-7757

Website: http://www.iowapoison.org/

Kansas

Kansas Poison Control Center
University of Kansas Health System
4000 Cambridge Ave. Blvd, Room B-400, MS4040                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Kansas City, KS 66160-7231
Managing Director: Elizabeth Silver, PharmD, DABAT 
Medical Director: Steve Thornton, MD
Email: PoisonCenter@kumc.edu
Service area: State of Kansas

Administrative telephone: (913) 588-4339

Website: http://www.kumed.com/medical-services/poison-control

Kentucky Poison Control Center

Norton Children's Hospital                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Managing Director:  Ashley Webb, MSc, PharmD
Medical Director:  George M. Bosse, MD
Service area:  State of Kentucky

Administrative telephone: (502) 629-7264

Website: http://kypoisoncontrol.com/

Louisiana 

Louisiana Poison Center
LSUHSC - Shreveport
Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Section of Clinical Toxicology
1455 Wilkinson Street
Shreveport, LA 71103
Managing Director: Mark Ryan, PharmD
Medical Director: Thomas Arnold, MD, ACMT

Administrative telephone: (318) 813-3300
Service area:  State of Louisiana

Maine

Northern New England Poison Center
901 Washington Ave
Suite 200
Portland, ME 04103
Director: Karen Simone, PharmD
Medical Director: Tammi Schaeffer, DO, FACEP, FACMT
Service area: States of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

Administrative telephone: (207) 662-7222

Website: https://www.nnepc.org/

Massachusetts 

Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention
Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Mailstop 3025
Boston Children’s Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Medical Director:  Michele M. Burns, MD, MPH

Administrative telephone: (617) 355-6609

Website: http://www.maripoisoncenter.com/

Michigan 

Michigan Poison Center
at Wayne State University School of Medicine
4550 East Canfield

354 Lande Building

Detroit, MI 48201

Managing Director: Varun Vohra, PharmD, DABAT
Medical Director: Cynthia  K. Aaron, MD, FACMT
Service area: State of Michigan

Administrative telephone: (313) 887-0287
Website: www.mipoisonhelp.org

Minnesota 

Minnesota Poison Control System
Hennepin Healthcare
701 Park Avenue, MC-RL
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Director:  Deborah L. Anderson, PharmD
Medical Director:  Jon Cole, MD
Service area:  Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota

Administrative telephone: (612) 873-3144

Website: http://www.mnpoison.org/

Mississippi 

Mississippi Poison Control Center
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
Managing Director: Kristin Wright, PharmD, BCPC

Medical Director:  Robert Cox, MD, PhD, DABT, FACMT, FACEP

Service area:  State of Mississippi

Administrative telephone: (601) 984-5577

Website: https://www.umc.edu/Research/Centers-and-Institutes/External-Designation-Centers/Mississippi-Poison-Control-Center/Mississippi-Poison-Control-Center-Home.html

Missouri 

Missouri Poison Center at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
7980 Clayton Rd; Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63117
Managing Director: Julie Weber, PharmBS, CSPI
Medical Director: Rebecca Tominack, MD
Service area: State of Missouri

Administrative telephone: (314) 612-5715

Website: http://missouripoisoncenter.org/

Montana*

Nebraska

Nebraska Regional Poison Center
988170 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE  68198-8170
Director:  Kathy Jacobitz, MHA, BSN, RN, CSPI
Medical Director:  Ronald I. Kirschner, MD
Service area:  Nebraska, Idaho, Wyoming, American Samoa, and the Federated States of Micronesia

Administrative Telephone:  (402) 955-5555

Website: http://www.nebraskapoison.com/

Nevada*

New Hampshire*

Northern New England Poison Center
901 Washington Ave
Suite 200
Portland, ME 04103
Director:  Karen Simone, PharmD
Medical Director:  Tammi Schaeffer, DO, FACEP, FACMT
Service area:  States of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

Administrative telephone:  (207) 662-7222
Website: https://www.nnepc.org/

New Jersey 

New Jersey Poison Information and Education System
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ambulatory Care Center (ACC)
140 Bergen Street, Suite G1600
P.O. Box 1709
Newark, NJ 07107-1709
Executive Director/Medical Director: Diane Calello, MD
Managing Director: Bruce Ruck, PharmD, RPh
Service area:  State of New Jersey

Administrative telephone:  (973) 972-9280

Website: http://www.njpies.org/

New Mexico 

New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center
1 University of New Mexico, MSC07 4390
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Managing Director: Susan Smolinske, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
Medical Director:  Steven Seifert, MD, FACMT, FAACT
Service area:  State of New Mexico

Administrative telephone: (505) 272-4261

Website: http://nmpoisoncenter.unm.edu/

North Carolina 

North Carolina Poison Control

Atrium Health
P.O. Box 32861
Charlotte, NC  28232
Overnight Mail Only: 
4400 Golf Acres Drive; Suite B-2
Charlotte, NC 28208
Director: Rebecca Rembert, BS
Medical Director:  Michael Beuhler, MD, ACMT
Service area:  State of North Carolina

Administrative Telephone: (704) 512-3795

Website: http://www.ncpoisoncontrol.org/

North Dakota*

North Dakota Poison Education Center
ND Department of Health
Injury Prevention Program
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505
Educator: Mandy Slag

Administrative telephone: (701) 328-4537; North Dakota only: (800) 472-2286 

Website: http://www.ndpoison.org

Emergency Call Center Services provided by:
Minnesota Poison Control System
Hennepin Healthcare
701 Park Avenue, MC-RL
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Director:  Deborah L. Anderson, PharmD
Medical Director:  Jon Cole, MD

Administrative Telephone: (612) 873-3144

Service area:  Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Center for Poison & Drug Information
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
940 NE 13^th Street; Ste 3850
Nicholson Tower
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Managing Director:  Scott Schaeffer, RPh, DABAT
Medical Director:  William Banner, Jr., MD, PhD, DABMT, FACMT, FAACT
Service area:  State of Oklahoma

Administrative telephone: (405) 271-5062

Website: http://oklahomapoison.org

Oregon 

Oregon Poison Center
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road; CB550
Portland, OR 97239
Managing Director: Charisse Pizarro-Osilla, MS, RN, CSPI
Medical Director:  Rob Hendrickson, MD, FACMT

Associate Medical Director: Zane Horowitz, MD, FACMT
Service area:  Alaska, Oregon, and Guam

Administrative telephone: (503) 494-8600

Website: http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-poison-center/

Rhode Island*

Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention
Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Mailstop 3025
Boston Children’s Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Medical Director:  Michele M. Burns, MD, MPH

Administrative telephone: (617) 355-6609

Website: http://www.maripoisoncenter.com/

South Carolina 

Palmetto Poison Center
College of Pharmacy
University of South Carolina
Managing Director:  Jill Michels, PharmD, DABAT
Medical Director:  William H. Richardson, MD
Email:  palmettopc@cop.sc.edu
Service area:  State of South Carolina

Administrative telephone: (803) 777-7909

Website: http://poison.sc.edu/

South Dakota*

Sanford Poison Education Center
Sanford Poison Center
1305 W 18th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Educator: Corolla Lauck 
Educator: Diane Hall

Administrative telephone: (605) 328-6670

Website: http://www.sdpoison.org/

Emergency Call Center Services provided by:
Minnesota Poison Control System
Hennepin Healthcare 
701 Park Avenue, MC-RL
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Director:  Deborah L. Anderson, PharmD
Medical Director:  Jon Cole, MD

Administrative telephone: (612) 873-3144

Service area:  Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota

Tennessee

Tennessee Poison Center
3319 West End Avenue
Suite 460
Nashville, TN 37203                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Executive Director: Donna Seger, MD
Managing Director: Nena Bowman, PharmD, DABAT
Medical Director:  Rebecca Bruccoleri, MD
Service area:  State of Tennessee

Administrative telephone: (615) 936-0760

Website: http://www.tnpoisoncenter.org

Utah

Utah Poison Control Center
30 South 2000 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Director:  Amberly Johnson, PharmD, DABAT
Medical Director:  Michael Moss, MD
Service area:  State of Utah

Administrative telephone: (801) 587-0600

Website: http://poisoncontrol.utah.edu/

Vermont*

Northern New England Poison Center
901 Washington Ave
Suite 200
Portland, ME 04103
Director:  Karen Simone, PharmD
Medical Director:  Tammi Schaeffer, DO, FACEP, FACMT
Service area:  States of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

Administrative telephone: (207) 662-7222
Website: https://www.nnepc.org/

Washington

Washington Poison Center
155 NE 100^th Street; Suite 100
Seattle, WA  98125-8007
Director:  Erica Liebelt, MD, FACMT
Managing Director: Katie Von Derau, RN, CPN 
Service area:  State of Washington

Administrative telephone: (206) 517-2350
Website: https://www.wapc.org/

West Virginia

West Virginia Poison Center
3110 MacCorkle Avenue, SE
Charleston, WV  25314
Director:  Elizabeth Scharman, PharmD, DABAT, BCPS, FAACT
Medical Director: Michael Abesamis, MD, ABEM/Medical Toxicology
Service area:  State of West Virginia

Administrative telephone: (304) 347-1212
Website: http://wvpoisoncenter.org/

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Poison Center
P.O. Box 1997
Mail Station C660
Milwaukee, WI  53201-1997
Overnight:  c/o Children’s Corporate Center
999 N. 22^nd Street, Suite 600
Wauwatosa, WI  53226
Center Manager:  Kim Webber, MBA, BSN, BA, RN
Medical Director:  David Gummin, MD

Assistant Medical Director: Jillian Theobald, MD, PhD
Service area:  State of Wisconsin

Administrative telephone: (414) 337-5495
Website: http://www.wisconsinpoison.org/Poison-Home

Wyoming*

Nebraska Regional Poison Center
988170 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE  68198-8170
Director:  Kathy Jacobitz, MHA, BSN, RN, CSPI
Medical Director:  Ronald I. Kirschner, MD
Service area:  Nebraska, Idaho, Wyoming, American Samoa, and the Federated States of Micronesia

Administrative Telephone:  (402) 955-5555

Website: http://www.nebraskapoison.com/

American Samoa*

Nebraska Regional Poison Center
988170 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-8170
Director: Kathy Jacobitz, MHA, BSN, RN, CSPI
Medical Director: Ronald I. Kirschner, MD
Service area: Nebraska, Idaho, Wyoming, American Samoa, and the Federated States of Micronesia

Administrative telephone: (402) 955-5555

Website: http://www.nebraskapoison.com/

Federated States of Micronesia*

Nebraska Regional Poison Center
988170 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE  68198
Managing Director: Kathy Jacobitz, MHA, BSN, RN, CSPI
Medical Director: Ronald I. Kirschner, MD
Service area: Nebraska, Idaho, Wyoming, American Samoa, and the Federated States of Micronesia

Administrative telephone: (402) 955-5555

Website: http://www.nebraskapoison.com/

Guam*

Oregon Poison Center
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road; CB550
Portland, OR 97239
Managing Director: Charisse Pizarro-Osilla, MS, RN, CSPI
Medical Director:  Rob Hendrickson, MD, FACMT

Associate Medical Director: Zane Horowitz, MD, FACMT
Service area: Alaska, Oregon, and Guam

Administrative telephone: (503) 494-8600

Website: http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/oregon-poison-center/

Puerto Rico 

Puerto Rico Poison Center, Inc.
Mailing Address:
ASEM Puerto Rico Poison Center
P.O. Box 2129
San Juan, Puerto Rico  00922-2129
Street Address:
Administratcion de Servicios Medicos de PR (ASEM)
Centro Medico de Puerto Rico
Barrio Monacillo Carr. #22
Paseo Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico  00935
Managing Director:  Marisol Andino, RN
Medical Director:  Jose Eric Diaz-Alcala, MD, FAAEM
Educator:  Elba Hernandez, RN, BSN

Administrative Telephone:  (787) 777-2770
Website: http://poisonhelppr.org/puerto-rico-poison-control-center/

U.S. Virgin Islands*

Florida/USVI Poison Information Center - Jacksonville
655 West Eighth Street, Box C-23
Jacksonville, FL  32209
Director:  Jay Schauben, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
Medical Director:  Thomas Kunisaki, MD, FACEP, ACMT
Service area:  42 Florida counties and the US Virgin Islands

Administrative telephone: (904) 244-4465
Website: http://jacksonville.floridapoisoncontrol.org/

Alberta

Poison and Drug Information Services
Alberta Health Services
1403 29 Street NW
Calgary, AB T2N 2T9
Manager: Heather Gallant, RN
Medical Director: Mark Yarema, MD
Website: http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/topics/Page11975.aspx

British Columbia

BC Drug & Poison Information Centre
655 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V5Z 4r4
Managing Director: Debra Kent, PharmD, DABAT
Website: http://www.dpic.org/

New Brunswick

Sykes Telehealth Poison Information Centre
774 Main Street
Sixth Floor
Moncton, NB
E1C 9Y3

Nova Scotia

IWK Regional Poison Centre - IWK Health Centre
5850 University Avenue
P.O. Box 9700
Halifax, NS
B3K 6R8
Manager: Eileen Gillespie, RN, BScN
Medical Director: Nancy Murphy, MD, CCFP(EM), dABEM(TOX)
Website: https://iwkpoisoncentre.ca/

Ontario

Ontario Poison Centre (serving Manitoba, Nunavut and Ontario)
Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Room 2426
Toronto, ON
M5G 1X8
Director: Anna Leah Desembrana, RN, BScN, MN
Medical Director: Margaret Thompson, MD, FRCPC
Website: http://www.ontariopoisoncentre.ca/