ALERT:  "Hookah" or Water Pipe Smoking

The recent increase in the use of water pipes for tobacco smoking or the use of a "Hookah" have put people at increased risk for carbon monoxide poisoning.  Click here for more information.

ALERT:  "White Lightning"

We have recently seen cases of a relatively new substance of abuse referred to as “White Lightning” (Insect Repellent) or “White Knight” (Bath Salts) – also know as “Red Dove.” Click here for more information.

ALERT: K2/ "Spice"

The Poison Control Center has recently seen an increase in cases of a new poisonous substance called "Spice," "Golden Spice," "K2," or "JWH-18." Click here for more information.

ALERT: Nature is alive and sometimes it likes to bite!

During the warm weather months the Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center receives more than 1000 calls per year on bites and sting.  These include everything from bees and wasps to spiders to caterpillars to ticks to snakes. Click here for more information.