Journal article
Trends in Teenagers' Nonopiod Substance Exposures Reported to Poison Control Centers, 2010-2015
The Journal of pediatrics, Vol.196, pp.258-263
05/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.12.065
PMID: 29525071
Abstract
To describe current trends in nonopioid substance exposures and associated outcomes among teenagers nationwide.
In this cross-sectional study, we used 2010-2015 data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System and Poisson tests to document trends in the rate of calls to poison control centers involving adolescents stratified by sex, exposures by substance category, proportion of intentional exposures, and severity of exposures.
The number of calls per 1000 persons increased from 5.7 to 6.8 for teenage girls and decreased from 4.7 to 4.3 for boys. Reported exposures to prescription and over-the-counter medications and illicit street drugs increased between 24% and 73%, and reported opioid exposures decreased by 16%. Among teenage girls, intentional exposures increased from 57% to 68%, with cases increasingly managed in health care facilities and more likely to result in worse health outcomes.
The increase in intentional nonopioid substance exposures among teenage girls, with serious and potentially life-threatening consequences, is a matter of serious concern. Similar trends were not observed among teenage boys.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Trends in Teenagers' Nonopiod Substance Exposures Reported to Poison Control Centers, 2010-2015
- Creators
- Brad Wright - University of Iowa, Center for Social Science InnovationSamantha Mestan - School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Sioux City, IAMonica Ahrens - University of Iowa, PsychiatryEdward Bottei - University of Iowa, Internal Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of pediatrics, Vol.196, pp.258-263
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.12.065
- PMID
- 29525071
- ISSN
- 0022-3476
- eISSN
- 1097-6833
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2018
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Emergency Medicine; Pharmacy Practice and Science; Public Policy Center (Archive); Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984131898402771
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