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Our team of pharmacists, nurses, and doctors is available 24/7/365 for poisonings, medication mistakes, overdoses, accidental ingestions, and toxic exposures — it’s free and confidential.

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Expert guidance

Learn how our free and confidential telephone helpline can help you.

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Clinical education

Explore expert-led toxicology education for healthcare teams and first responders—available online or in person.

Professional Education

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Public health education

Reduce harm through presentations and educator trainings on drug safety, mental health, and more.

Public Health Education

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News & alerts

Timely advice from a reliable source.

Annual poison prevention poster contest

Our annual poster contest for K-12 grade students launches December 15!

Learn more

Health alert: Poison risks during floods

We're getting calls about poisonings related to the flooding and storms. See our top 6 calls and ways to prevent them.

Read the alert

Nitrous oxide (Whip It) abuse

In our latest eAntidote article for healthcare providers, we discuss the spike in national and local calls in nitrous oxide abuse, and the growing body of evidence suggests patients may have both acute and chronic issues.

Read the article

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How to stay safe this mushroom season

Mushroom season has begun and as a result, the residents of Washington are at an increased risk of exposure to poisonous mushrooms.

Learn more about mushrooms

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Health alert: fake Ozempic

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning people about fake Ozempic (semaglutide) injections.

Read about fake Ozympic

Webchat and Texting

We've launched new text and online chat features. These enhancements increase the public’s access to our specially trained pharmacists and nurses through text messaging and a web-based chat platform.

See our new services

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Poison safety checklist

A checklist for the potentially harmful items in your home that need to be used and stored safely. Keep them out of sight and out of reach of children. If possible, lock them up.

See the checklist

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Trusted by hospitals and first responders

One in three calls are with our fellow healthcare providers

Our specially trained pharmacists, nurses, and board-certified physicians become an extension of healthcare teams from the very first call, giving immediate guidance and on-going case consultation.

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Our Impact

Safe at Home

Four-year-old Alex ate two water beads during sensory play. His dad, Martin, called 911. The dispatcher, knowing we are the first-stop resource for accidental ingestions like this, connected Martin to us. We asked about Alex’s symptoms and explained that, when swallowed, it’s possible for water beads to expand and cause dangerous blockages in the stomach or intestines.

Since Alex wasn’t having difficulty breathing or abdominal pain, we didn’t think a trip to the hospital was necessary. We told Martin to keep an eye on him at home and explained what to watch for. Because it’s still possible to develop symptoms after a couple of days, we kept calling back to check in. Alex turned out to be fine and passed the water beads in his stool. Lucky for Martin (and Alex!), we prevented an unnecessary, stressful, and expensive hospital visit!

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