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National statistics from the National Poison Data System (NPDS) are available on the America’s Poison Centers (APC) website.

Once there, click on National Poison Data System to access the most recent report or request specific data from APC.

What is APC?

America’s Poison Centers (APC) is a nonprofit, nationwide organization founded in 1958 that represents U.S. poison centers and supports the prevention and treatment of poisoning.

Your Poison Center is a member of APC.

The nation’s 53 poison centers, along with other poison-related organizations, are members of APC. APC’s mission is to advance poison centers in their public health role.

APC Support

  • Represents U.S. poison control centers
  • Partners with other organizations and federal agencies to promote poison center services
  • Provides accreditation of U.S. poison control centers
  • Provides continuing education for poison center staff
  • Certifies poison center personnel
  • Owns and maintains the National Poison Data System (NPDS)
  • Provides toxicosurveillance in collaboration with federal agencies, annual poison statistics reports, and custom reports from NPDS data
  • Supports poison center educational outreach efforts
  • Provides media, national organizations, and federal agencies access to a network of toxicology experts
  • Co-hosts the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, a leading international toxicology conference

For more information about APC, visit poisoncenters.org.