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	Adult Lead Program Adult Lead Program Lead poisoning has serious health effects. However, most adults with lead poisoning don’t look or feel sick. To find out if you have been exposed to lead, answer the questions in: Lead Exposure Self-Assessment Guide for Adults (PDF) Other languages: [Español] See your doctor for a venous blood lead test if you answer yes to any of them. Call 311 for more information, to find out where to get a blood lead test, or have questions about your exposure to lead. If you work in construction, see: Work Safe: What Construction Workers Should Know About Lead Poisoning (PDF) Other languages: [Español] [Έλληνες] [Portuguesa] If you use kohl or other imported cosmetics, see: Lead in Kohl, Kajal, and Surma (Imported Eye Cosmetics) Lead Fact Sheet (PDF) Other languages: [Español] Some herbal products contain lead. See: Herbal Medicine Products Containing Lead or Mercury Related Publications Nzu/Calabash Chalk FAQ (PDF) Lead Poisoning in Adults: Information for Health Care Providers (PDF) Dear Colleague Letter on Lead Poisoning in Pregnant Women (PDF) Guidelines for the Identification and Management of Pregnant Women with Elevated Lead Levels in New York City (PDF) See more Adult Lead Poisoning Prevention publications and to browse other related materials.