Remember that plants and flowers can be poisonous. Our history The Poison Center opened in 1995 as part of the Texas Poison Center Network, which consists of 6 Poison Control Centers that serve the state of Texas. The network also insures the shortest time period possible before each call is answered. The South Texas Poison Center is available 24 hours a day to provide assessment, referral, and treatment recommendations to all people in South Texas. The Poison Center has poison information specialists available to provide assistance and answer your questions in English, in Spanish, and with TDD for the hearing impaired.
Interpreters are available for other languages.
The poison information specialists are skilled in assisting both the general public and health professionals. To provide public and professional education both to prevent poisonings and to provide information about the best treatment to poisoning victims. To undertake research which allows us to minimize poisonings and their consequences.