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The 1-888-400-APDA (1-888-4090-2732) number is a toll free number from anywhere in the United States to the nearest American Parkinson Disease Information and Referral Center, A call placed in Maryland, central and southern Delaware, or the 717 area code portion of Pennsylvania goes to Johns Hopkins. A call placed in Illinois, eastern Iowa, or Northern Indiana goes to the I&R Center at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview [near Chicago]. Calls from Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire go to Boston. This is a good number to carry with you when travelling. It will put you in contact with a source of Parkinson's help anywhere in the US. This is a free service. The phone call is a service of SmithKline Beacham, and they have no advertisement of any sort when you call. The information from the Information and Referral Center is provided by APDA with no charge. Will Johnnston A.P.D.A. DelMarVA Chapter Pres. 4049 Oakland School Road Salisbury MD 21804 USA 410-543-0110