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Poison Control Hotline - Washington, National Capital Poison Center

24-hour, free, expert help for poison emergencies is provided with the webPOISONCONTROL tool, or by phone, by calling the hotline at 1-800-222-1222.

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Physical Address

3201 New Mexico Avenue, Washington, DC 20016

Hours

Everyday 24 hours, 7 days a week: Call the 24-hour hotline (1-800-222-1222) for poison help by phone or use the webPOISONCONTROL tool for expert help online (www.poison.org). Don't call the administrative line!

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French

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Arabic

Chinese, German, Italian, Russian, Tagalog, Vietnamese

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Service area

US

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National Capital Poison Center

NCPC (a.k.a. Poison Control) prevents poisonings, saves lives, and limits injury from poisoning by providing free, expert guidance online or by phone, 24/7. In addition to providing traditional call center services for the DC metro area and online triage for possible poisonings via webPOISONCONTROL, NCPC provides poisoning prevention education, hazard detection and elimination through poisoning surveillance, professional education in state-of-the-art treatment of poisonings, and health care cost-containment.