"Rising Threat: Protecting Children from Opioid Overdoses"
TL;DR
The opioid epidemic is claiming the lives of an increasing number of babies and toddlers who are accidentally ingesting or coming into contact with fentanyl and its analogs left within reach by parents suffering from addiction, highlighting the tragic impact on children as forgotten victims of the crisis.
Topics:top-newshealth-social-issues#addiction#children#fentanyl#health-social-issues#opioid-epidemic#overdose
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- Scott Hadland and Joseph Friedman: 'Just say no' can kill kids. Teach them how to stay safe in the fentanyl era TribLIVE
- Young children overdosing on Fentanyl: What can be done? FOX19
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