The Washington Poison Center (WAPC) saw a slight increase in calls regarding opioid exposures in 2016 (n=1,696) compared to 2015 (n=1,672). Of the calls received, over 70% (n=1,199) of the exposures occurred in individuals 20 years of age or older.
Links
[1] http://www.wapc.org/toxic-trends/2016-annual-opioid-report/
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/2016
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/washington
[4] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/opioid