TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Mortality by opioid poisoning in children and teenagers and opioid prescriptions
JO  - BMC pediatrics
A1  - Cranfield, Elise
A1  - Ashcroft, Elizabeth
A1  - Forget, Patrice
SP  - e569
EP  - e569
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-2431
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-03061-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -