@article{ref1,
title="Mortality by opioid poisoning in children and teenagers and opioid prescriptions",
journal="BMC pediatrics",
year="2021",
author="Cranfield, Elise and Ashcroft, Elizabeth and Forget, Patrice",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="e569-e569",
abstract="BACKGROUND: No comparisons between mortality from opioids in children and teenagers and opioid prescription patterns have been made in England. <br><br>AIM: To investigate if an association exists between mortality rates from opioid poisoning in persons aged 19 years old and under and community opioid prescription in England. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective analysis was undertaken for 2016 to 2019, comparing community opioid prescriptions and mortality rates from opioid poisoning. <br><br>RESULTS: The number of opioid prescriptions decreased over the study period (- 2.4%, p < 0.001). Most deaths due to opioid poisoning in children and teenagers were seen in those under one year old and those aged between 15 and 19 years old (Kruskal-Wallis: p = 0.12; Dunn's test: p = 0.01). Deaths in all age ranges did not change significantly (Poisson Regression Analysis: p > 0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Despite the reduction in community opioid prescriptions, there was no decrease in the number of deaths in children and teenagers due to opioid poisoning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2431",
doi="10.1186/s12887-021-03061-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-03061-9"
}