Texas Poison Center Network
Our Specialist in Poison Information provide free, confidential guidance about medicines, household products, plants, bites and stings, and more. Call 1-800-222-1222 anytime, day or night. We are here for people of all ages.
If you think someone has been poisoned, call us at 1-800-222-1222 right away. Do not wait for the victim to look or feel sick. Do not try to treat the person yourself. Poison Centers keep millions of people out hospitals each year.
There are two ways to get expert help in a poison emergency:
Call 1-800-222-1222, or
Log on to PoisonHelp.org/help/
All are free and confidential.
84%
of reported poison exposures occurred by ingestion. Most poison exposures occur during routine, everyday activities.
253,636
calls were answered by all poison centers across Texas in 2025.
#1
Poisonings are the leading cause of injury-related death, surpassing firearms and motor vehicle accidents.
93%
of calls from home were treated at home.
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