State's Poison Center Rings the Alarm

Since January 2018, one hundred New Jersey preteens have attempted suicide by drug overdose, according to the state’s poison center data. New Jersey Poison Center experts are frequently called to assist in the medical management of such devastating cases by both the public and healthcare facilities. “This trend should sound the alarms – we have young children attempting suicide by overdose at a rate which continues to increase,” says Diane P. Calello, MD, Executive and Medical Director of the NJ Poison Control Center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School’s Department of Emergency Medicine. Read more bit.ly/2EIZ1PY.

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