Opioid Exposure and Young Children | Research in Action Blog

Opioid Exposure and Young Children

Posted: 03 May 2017 07:41 AM PDT

The rate of opioid related deaths has doubled since 2000. Between 2000-2009, there was a 90 percent increase in fatal poisoning among teenagers. But how is this epidemic impacting younger children? A recent study in Pediatrics describes the epidemiology of opioid exposure among US children. Read to learn more.http://www.aapcc.org/data-system/