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America's poison centers are fielding increasingly severe cases that are dramatically more likely to lead to serious harm or death in both adults and children, a new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals.
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“We are alarmed at the dramatic increase in suicide attempts in such a young population, which continues to escalate according to our data.”
The rate of suspected suicide attempts by poisoning among children and adolescents ages 10-19 reported to U.S. poison centers increased 30% during 2021 – the COVID-19 pandemic’s first full year