Aug 16, 2023 8:24 PM - Connect News
A new survey says more children aged 12 and older in Canada have been treated for drug overdoses.
The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program says that serious and life-threatening overdoses have been reported with sedatives and opioids.
The report states that drug overdose is a public health emergency.
According to the report, fatal overdoses are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 in Western Canada.
This problem exists across the country in ten states where paediatric specialists are treating children who are victims of overdose.