[Accidental ingestion of methadone and buprenorphine by children. A case review of the Lille Poison Centre between 1995 and 2005].
We have performed a retrospective study (1995-2005) on 218 accidental intoxications in children less than 15 years old, linked to drugs used in the management of opiate withdrawal (cases registered at the Lille poison centre) This study shows a peak of frequency in children less than 3 years old, with a predominance of boys. Poisonings with buprenorphine are more frequent but ingestions of methadone are often more severe (p = 0.004).
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Centre antipoison-oxicovigilance, CHRU de Lille, 5 avenue Oscar Lambret F, 59037 Lille. p-nisse@chru-lille.fr
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Mathieu-Nolf
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D000293:Adolescent; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000506:poisoning*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000506:poisoning*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D009294:Narcotics; D002047:Buprenorphine; D008691:Methadone