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Take Two

Number of children hospitalized for opioid poisonings on the rise

By Take Two Staff
Published Nov 1, 2016
The National Safety Council says more Americans are dying by accident, and opioid abuse is one of the leading causes.
The National Safety Council says more Americans are dying by accident, and opioid abuse is one of the leading causes.
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Toby Talbot/AP
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Number of children hospitalized for opioid poisonings on the rise

According to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics, the number of hospitalizations among kids and teens, related to opioid poisoning, was on the rise between 1997 and 2012.

What's behind this increase and how has it impacted the lives of kids? Dr. Julie Gaither is one of the authors of the paper and an epidemiologist at Yale. She joins Alex Cohen for a discussion.