While adults are the primary victims of overdose from opioid drugs like oxycodone and heroin, the US opioid crisis is putting more and more children in the hospital, too, suggests a new study published Monday in Pediatrics. And many kids are likely getting the drugs from their parents’ own supply.
Source: Gizmodo – Twice as Many Kids Are Hospitalized for Opioid Overdoses Compared to the Early Aughts