Minnesota Poison Control System

Crisis Line

Immediate support and advice for people in distress

Description

Crisis lines provide immediate support to help ensure a person's safety and help them take the next steps toward resolving a problem.

Crisis intervention hotlines/helplines are available through telephone, email, chat, text or other communication methods.

Additional Information

The Minnesota Poison Control System is a statewide resource that is available 24/7 at no cost by calling (800) 222-1222.

Poison specialists can provide immediate assistance with:

  • Medication questions or mistakes, drug interactions, or adverse reactions
  • Swallowing something that shouldn't have been swallowed
  • Inhaling a gas or fumes
  • Eye or skin exposures to substances
  • Food poisoning
  • Bites, stings, and envenomations

Also provides educational materials, trainings, and safety tips:

  • Child Safety Tips
  • Common poison information
  • Senior safety tips
  • Suicide prevention

Features

  • Area Served by County
    • Aitkin County
    • Anoka County
    • Becker County
    • Beltrami County
    • Benton County
    • Big Stone County
    • Blue Earth County
    • Brown County
    • Carlton County
    • Carver County
    • Cass County
    • Chippewa County
    • Chisago County
    • Clay County
    • Clearwater County
    • Cook County
    • Cottonwood County
    • Crow Wing County
    • Dakota County
    • Dodge County
    • Douglas County
    • Faribault County
    • Fillmore County
    • Freeborn County
    • Goodhue County
    • Grant County
    • Hennepin County
    • Houston County
    • Hubbard County
    • Isanti County
    • Itasca County
    • Jackson County
    • Kanabec County
    • Kandiyohi County
    • Kittson County
    • Koochiching County
    • Lac qui Parle County
    • Lake County
    • Lake of the Woods County
    • Le Sueur County
    • Lincoln County
    • Lyon County
    • Mahnomen County
    • Marshall County
    • Martin County
    • McLeod County
    • Meeker County
    • Mille Lacs County
    • Morrison County
    • Mower County
    • Murray County
    • Nicollet County
    • Nobles County
    • Norman County
    • Olmsted County
    • Otter Tail County
    • Pennington County
    • Pine County
    • Pipestone County
    • Polk County
    • Pope County
    • Ramsey County
    • Red Lake County
    • Redwood County
    • Renville County
    • Rice County
    • Rock County
    • Roseau County
    • Scott County
    • Sherburne County
    • Sibley County
    • St. Louis County
    • Statewide
    • Stearns County
    • Steele County
    • Stevens County
    • Swift County
    • Todd County
    • Traverse County
    • Wabasha County
    • Wadena County
    • Waseca County
    • Washington County
    • Watonwan County
    • Wilkin County
    • Winona County
    • Wright County
    • Yellow Medicine County
  • Payment
    • Free / no cost to everyone

Location

701 Park Ave, RL, Minneapolis, MN, 55415

Area Served

Statewide

Phone Numbers

  • Primary Contact for this program: 800-222-1222
  • Main: 612-873-3144

Email

PoisonHelp@hcmed.org

Websites

Last Update

2/27/2024