Medications Pose High Poisoning Risk for Children

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that more than twice as many children are accidentally poisoned with prescription or over-the-counter medicines as with household consumer products, according to The New York Times. The researchers estimate that more than 70,000 children under age 18 visit emergency rooms each year due to unintentional medication overdoses, compared with about 30,000 for poisonings with other products. Some were the result of parents accidentally overdosing their offspring.