Author: Aimee Cunningham / Source: Science News
The misuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications resulted in an estimated 358,000 trips to U.
S. emergency departments in 2016 — and almost half of those cases involved young people ages 15 to 34, according to a new study based on a national public health surveillance system.The analysis, reported online March 6 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, was based on data reported by a nationally representative sample of 56 hospitals from January 1 to December 31, 2016.
Overall, two pharmaceuticals played a part in most of…
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