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Opioid Epidemic
Our Children, Our Medication
Our Children, Our Medication
Opioid pain relievers are used by 13% of the Canadian population,
Among Canadians who use opioid pain relievers, about 2% reported using them for non-medical purposes.
The rate of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning has been increasing, with an average of 13 hospitalizations per day in 2014–2015.
Preliminary data indicate that there we
Opioid pain relievers are used by 13% of the Canadian population,
Among Canadians who use opioid pain relievers, about 2% reported using them for non-medical purposes.
The rate of hospitalization due to opioid poisoning has been increasing, with an average of 13 hospitalizations per day in 2014–2015.
Preliminary data indicate that there were over 2,800 opioid-related deaths in Canada in 2016.
"Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction • 2017"
Our Children, Our Medication
Our Children, Our Medication
Our Children, Our Medication
Children may consume pills or liquid medicine they find around the house, left out on kitchen countertops or on a bedside table to be used later, says Dan Budnitz, M.D., M.P.H., director of the CDC's Medication Safety Program.
This occurs when parents either fail to store medications safely or assume that child-safety caps and devices will
Children may consume pills or liquid medicine they find around the house, left out on kitchen countertops or on a bedside table to be used later, says Dan Budnitz, M.D., M.P.H., director of the CDC's Medication Safety Program.
This occurs when parents either fail to store medications safely or assume that child-safety caps and devices will deter kids from getting into them, he notes.
Parents may also underestimate the harm that ingesting even a single pill can cause in youngsters. “For certain long-acting opioids, for instance, one pill can be a fatal dose for a child," Budnitz says.
"Protect Kids From Accidental Drug Overdoses"
Psychiatric Drug Overdose
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Psychiatric Drug Overdose
As psychiatric illness becomes better recognized and treated, the number of prescriptions for psychiatric medications has substantially increased. Psychiatric medications can be divided into several general categories, including the antipsychotics, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers. Many anticonvulsants are also used as mood stabilize
As psychiatric illness becomes better recognized and treated, the number of prescriptions for psychiatric medications has substantially increased. Psychiatric medications can be divided into several general categories, including the antipsychotics, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers. Many anticonvulsants are also used as mood stabilizers; these are discussed separately, as is lithium.
An estimated 8,000 people die each year in the United States from drug poisoning.
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