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A key source of pediatric drug overdoses includes unintentional ingestion of substances found around the home; most pediatric overdoses occur in residential settings, especially through household exposure to adults’ prescription medications. Indeed, children have higher odds of overdose if a parent has been prescribed an opioid. The greatest ...
- Table - PMC - National Center for Biotechnology Information
We determine trends in fatal pediatric drug overdose from...
- More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug ...
Federal study shows lives lost from overdose crisis are felt...
- Table - PMC - National Center for Biotechnology Information
May 21, 2021 · Results. Pediatric overdose deaths rose from 0.08/100,000 children in 1999 to a peak of 0.19/100,000 children in 2016, with opioids accounting for an increasing proportion of deaths. Spatial ...
- Brian C. Kelly, Mike Vuolo, Laura C. Frizzell
- 2021
May 8, 2024 · The researchers found that among the estimated 321,566 American children who lost a parent to overdose from 2011 to 2021, the highest numbers of deaths were among parents aged 26 to 40 (175,355 children) and among non-Hispanic white parents (234,164).
Feb 16, 2024 · These overdoses, combined with accidental opioid poisonings among young children, have become the third leading cause of death for U.S. children.
What substances cause the most serious poisonings? Between 2017 and 2021, pain medications were the most frequent causes of pediatric fatalities reported to Poison Control.
Children and adolescents who grow up in households with opioid misuse and OUDs may experience a myriad of adverse consequences, including: increased risk of mental health problems and drug use; accidental opioid poisoning; increased risk of developing a substance use disorder; and family dissolution that results from parents’ incarceration, fost...
