Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Association of state-level opioid-reduction policies with opioid poisonings in kids

JAMA PEDIATRI
What The Study Did: Researchers compared the rate of opioid poisonings in children and teens before and after implementation of state-level policies intended to decrease the amount of opioid medications prescribed and distributed.
Authors: Michael S. Toce, M.D., M.S., of Boston Children's Hospital, is the corresponding author.
To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/
(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1980)
Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflicts of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.
#  #  #
Media advisory: The full study is linked to this news release.
###

No comments: