Call the Poison control and Drug Information Unit when you need:

• Life-saving emergency treatment information because you think someone has swallowed, touched, breathed or been injected by a poison.
• Answers to questions about any type of poison.
• Information about poison prevention.
• Information about medication, their doses, uses, side effects and interactions. 

The Poison control and Drug Information Unit helps people of all ages.

• Healthcare Professionals
• Children
• Teenagers
• Adults
• Seniors
• Parents & teachers
• Pet Owners

We help people in all types of poisoning situations who call about:

• Medications (Prescription, over-the-counter, herbal, illegal, or animal medicines)
• Household products
• Personal care products
• Plants & mushrooms
• Bites and stings
• Carbon monoxide
• Food poisoning
• Drug and substance abuse
• Hazardous material incidents
• Environmental chemicals
• Work chemicals
• Weapons of mass destruction
• Pet poisonings

What we need to know when you call:

• The exact name of the product involved (have the container close at hand).
• Amount of the poison the person was exposed to
• Any signs and symptoms
• Time of exposure
• Age and weight of the person
• Any health problems the person has
• Any treatment that has been given
• Location of the person
• How the person was poisoned