Tennessee Poison Center

Anyone can be a poison victim. In fact, poisoning is the 2nd  leading cause of death in Tennessee. Tennessee Poison Center (TPC) provides immediate first aid treatment advice for poison emergencies by calling the statewide Poison Help hotline at  1-800-222-1222  . We're available to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. TPC also provides information about poisons and poison prevention. Tennessee Poison Center can help you with questions about: 

• household products
• chemicals at work or in the environment
• drugs ( prescription, over-the-counter, herbal and illegal)
• snake and spider bites
• chemical terrorism

For life-saving treatment advice about any kind of poison, call  1-800-222-1222  first.  A specially trained nurse, pharmacist or doctor will help. All calls are free and confidential.

TPC's services are available for people with hearing problems and for non-English speakers.        

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