Nation Opioids kill kids, too – through accidental overdose, suicide and homicide December 29, 2018December 29, 2018Jayne O'Donnell and Terry DeMio, USA TODAY NETWORKComments Off on Opioids kill kids, too – through accidental overdose, suicide and homicide Almost 9,000 children and teenagers died from opioid poisoning from 1999 to 2016, and annual deaths increased threefold over the 18 years, a team of researchers at Yale University reported Friday.