Leftover prescription opioids after minor procedures: an unwitting source for accidental overdose in children

JAMA Pediatr. 2015 May;169(5):497-8. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3583.

Authors

Terri Voepel-Lewis¹, Deborah Wagner², Alan R Tait¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor2Department of Surgical Pharmacy, The University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Ar.

PMID: 25798880
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3583

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Accidents
Adolescent
Analgesics, Opioid / poisoning*
Child
Drug Overdose*
Humans
Prescription Drug Misuse
Prescriptions*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid