1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGeorge Dvorskyhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/georgedvorsky-usa/An Alarming Number Of American Kids Are Getting Their Hands On Opioidsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dC3yb5TKTj"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/03/an-alarming-number-of-american-kids-are-getting-their-hands-on-opioids/">An Alarming Number Of American Kids Are Getting Their Hands On Opioids</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/03/an-alarming-number-of-american-kids-are-getting-their-hands-on-opioids/embed/#?secret=dC3yb5TKTj" width="600" height="338" title="“An Alarming Number Of American Kids Are Getting Their Hands On Opioids” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="dC3yb5TKTj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/21/eljldcjmqpz6pflamc8e.jpg?quality=75970546From 2000 to 2015, more than 188,000 phone calls were made to US Poison Control Centres on behalf of children who were exposed to prescription opioids, according to new research. That’s an average of 32 calls a day, or one call every 45 minutes.