Increase in queries reported over poisoning from hand sanitiser
Five-fold rise in hand sanitiser queries as a result of Covid pandemic, says national poisons body
Hand sanitiser Q&A: Should send my child to school with a bottle?
Many parents commenting on the NPIC’s Facebook post criticise it for being alarmist
Fifteen children under five poisoned by heroin and ecstasy
Most common cause of narcotic poisoning among youngsters under 13 is methadone
Codeine overdoses down 33% since 2010 painkiller restrictions
Drop could be used to support even stricter curbs on such products, study authors argue
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