Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Opioid Overdose in the United States
Increasing numbers of children are presenting to pediatric EDs for opioid overdose and in increasingly critical condition. Unlike fatal overdoses, most pediatric ED visits are for young children experiencing synthetic opioid overdose and adolescents with intentional prescription opioid overdose.
Authors
- Diane Tanaka
- Gabriel Devlin
- Megan Gribbons
- Mia Kanak
- Pradip P. Chaudhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7732-632X)
- Jenny Bohorquez
- Matt Hall
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Children's Hospital Association (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2025-008620
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00