Intentional poisonings are on the rise in the US

[Reiwa]

Intentional poisoning deaths in the United States have risen a staggering amount — and the number of intentional pediatric poisonings is also up.

Breaking it down between children and adults, the number of intentional pediatric poisonings resulting in death is up more than 122%, and those incidents resulting in a “major effect” such as a disability are up more than 190%.

For adults, the number of intentional poisoning is up nearly 234%, and intentional poisonings that resulted in major effect was up more than 133%.