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Emergency Department Visits among Children: Psychotherapeutic Drugs Involved in Adverse Reactions or Taken by Accident

Description:

This Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) short report discusses emergency department visits by children who consumed psychothapeutic drugs. It looks at the reasons for the visits (adverse reactions and accidental ingestion) for ages 0-5 and 6-11.

Publication Date:
April 15, 2014
Collection Date:
2005-2011
Data Source:
Drug Abuse Warning Network
Report Type:
Spotlight

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Find methodology reports, crosswalks, public use files, and more on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)'s page about DAWN.
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