Health and Fitness Adult Prescription Drug Use Linked to Poisonings in Children by Gary Kopycinski on June 3, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Health and Fitness: On Hantavirus, Park Forest Officials Urge Caution May 18, 2026 Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Park Forest Aligns With Illinois Guidance on Childhood Vaccines Amid Federal Changes January 11, 2026 Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013. As adult prescription medication use has increased, so have rates of poisonings in children with these medications, according to a study in the July 2013 Pediatrics.