TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Drug deaths in St. Louis City and County: a brief survey, 1977-1979
JO  - Clinical toxicology (Dekker)
A1  - Poklis, A.
A1  - Gantner, G. E.
SP  - 141
EP  - 147
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - The vast majority of drug deaths in St. Louis City and County through 1977-1979 were of adults who ingested multiple drugs with suicidal intent. In this 3-year survey, seven deaths were due to accidental overdose of ethanol, seven to "over-the-counter" products or laboratory reagents, eight from "classic poisons," and only eight to drug abuse. The remaining 117 deaths (80%) resulted from ingestion of legally obtained prescription drugs. Sixty-two percent of all deaths were due to multiple drug administration. Only one child was fatally poisoned. Barbiturates, benzodiazepines, ethanol, propoxyphene, and tricyclic antidepressants were the most common agents encountered.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9309
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563658108990020
ID  - ref1
ER  -