As of 2021, melatonin ingestions by children accounted for almost 5% of all poisonings reported to poison control centers in the US, compared to 0.6% in 2012, according to data from the National Poison Data System.
A worrying study has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with researchers reporting that there is a dramatic rise in poisonings in kids involving the sleep aid melatonin in the United States.