Monday 31 October 2016

Hospitalizations for children, teens attributed to opioid poisoning jump

(The JAMA Network Journals) The overall incidence of hospitalizations for prescription opioid poisonings in children and adolescents has more than doubled from 1997 to 2012, with increasing incidence of poisonings attributed to suicide or self-inflicted injury and accidental intent, according to a new study published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2fn5qWK

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