Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts

Friday, November 11, 2016

Number of Children Poisoned by Opioids Doubles































Kids in homes where drugs are present are more at-risk than ever, with a growing number of children and teens ending up in the E.R. due to prescription opioid poisoning, according to anew study in JAMA Pediatrics

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Number of Children Poisoned by Opioids Doubles

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Shocking Overdose Video: 2-Year-Old Watches Mom Overdose





























Heroin or fentanyl was found in the mother’s purse. The mother has since recovered after receiving two doses of Narcan. She was then transported to the hospital and is now facing charges of child endangerment. As of now, 10% of drug overdoses that are responded to in Lawrence involve children.

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Shocking Overdose Video: 2-Year-Old Watches Mom Overdose

Friday, January 8, 2016

‘Picture Perfect Couple’ Drug Overdose In Daughter’s Hospital Room
































Mary Ann, who was found with a needle in her arm, was deceased; Wesley’s life was saved with a shot of Narcan. Their 7-month-old daughter, Lucy, was in the hospital for surgery.

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 ‘Picture Perfect Couple’ Drug Overdose In Daughter’s Hospital Room

Monday, October 12, 2015

Thursday, July 30, 2015

New Drug Candy Surfaces in South Florida




























Both the United States Attorney’s Office in Tampa, and the Miami-Dade Police Department, are working with The Poison Control Center to issue an alert to the public about two cases under investigation where drug-laced candy was found in Florida communities.

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 New Drug Candy Surfaces in South Florida

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Synthetic Drugs Mark New Age of the War on Drugs in the Nation






























As if kids obtaining illegal drugs wasn’t concern enough, now parents have to worry about legal synthetic drugs being sold like candy bars at local gas stations.

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 Synthetic Drugs Mark New Age of the War on Drugs in the Nation

Thursday, November 20, 2014