Homes can be deadly for children. news.com.au (Article from: The Daily Telegraph).  November 08, 2008. More than 800 children have been admitted to hospital for drug poisoning – swallowing household cleaners and medicines – over the last three years.Children under four have the highest rate of being treated in hospital for unintentional poisoning, followed by young adults.The poisons involved ranged from illicit narcotics to legal antibiotics and toxic chemicals. [ See ]