Illicit Drug Exposures in Young Pediatric Patients Reported to the National Poison Data System, 2006-2016.

Graham, Jessica; Leonard, Jan; Banerji, Shireen; Wang, George Sam · J Pediatr · 2020

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

This retrospective review of poison center calls found that there were 9122 illicit drug exposures reported in children <10 years of age between 2006 and 2016. Marijuana and methamphetamine were reported most frequently, with significant increases over the study period; methamphetamine was associated with the most deaths.

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