Ingestion of Illicit Substances by Young Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 24, 2023

(JAMA) – This cross-sectional study used an interrupted time series including 7659 children presenting with ingestions. There was an immediate increase in overall ingestions among children younger than 6 years in the pandemic period compared with the prepandemic period, attributed to cannabis, opioid, and ethanol ingestions, and there was a sustained monthly increase in overall ingestions attributed to opioids. (Read More)