A new study finds the number of kids accidentally poisoned by the over-the-counter sleep aid melatonin has soared by 530% over the past decade.
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 -- It's a startling statistic: A new study finds the number of kids accidentally poisoned by the over-the-counter sleep aidonly causes excessive sleepiness, but for some it can result in hospitalization and even death, the researchers found.
"I think more people were requiring melatonin to fall asleep just with the day-to-day stresses of going through theFor the study, Lelak and her colleagues collected data on more than 260,000 children poisoned by melatonin who were reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poison Data System from Jan. 1, 2012, to Dec. 31, 2021. Over that time, poisonings increased from about 8,340 in 2012 to nearly 53,000 in 2021.
Over the study period, more kids needed hospitalization for serious consequences of melatonin overdoses, especially children aged 5 and younger. Five children needed to be placed onLelak said that parents need to treat melatonin like any drug and keep it out of the reach of their kids. Dr. Matthew Harris, an emergency room physician at Cohen Children's Medical Center in Queens, N.Y., said he has seen increases in melatonin overdoses in the emergency room.
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