Relative toxicity of benzodiazepines and hypnotics commonly used for self-poisoning: an epidemiological study of fatal toxicity and case fatality

The relative toxicity of anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs commonly used for self-poisoning was assessed using data on suicides, prescriptions and non-fatal self-poisonings in England, 2005-2012. Data on suicide by self-poisoning were obtained from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), information o...

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Main Authors: Geulayov, G, Ferrey, A, Casey, D, Wells, C, Fuller, A, Bankhead, CR, Gunnell, D, Clements, C, Kapur, N, Ness, J, Waters, K, Hawton, KE
Format: Journal article
Published: SAGE Publications 2018