Yale: Thousands of children are hospitalized annually for prescription
opioid poisonings, and in recent years, hospitalization rates have
nearly doubled among children of all ages, according to a new Yale study
that shows toddlers and older teens are particularly at risk. These
findings, based on a review of hospital discharge records over a
16-year period, show the impact of the prescription opioid crisis on
children and the need for strategies to address it, said the
researchers. The study was published Oct. 31 in
JAMA Pediatrics. (View a
video about the study from the JAMA Network.)
