Drug ingestion now a leading cause of injury for kids, per report

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***** ingestion now a leading cause of injury for kids, per report

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A new report finds more young children are accidentally poisoning themselves than ever before.

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services says ***** ingestions are now a leading cause of injury for kids.

The report finds the youngest children are at the highest risk.

In almost all ingestion cases, officials say at least one of the substances was an opioid, and 90% of those instances involved fentanyl.

***** poisoning surpassed physical ********* as the cause of child fatalities.

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