TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Does the availability of prescribed drugs affect rates of self poisoning?
JO  - British journal of general practice
A1  - Crombie, Iain K.
A1  - McLoone, P.
SP  - 1505
EP  - 1506
VL  - 48
IS  - 433
N2  - The trends in self-poisoning rates and in rates of prescribing of the major drug groups were compared. Over the period 1981-91, barbiturate prescribing and self poisoning both fell by 80%; for antidepressants, prescribing increased by over 40% and self poisoning by 30%; for antipsychotics, both rose by 30%; for benzodiazepines, poisoning fell by 30% and prescribing by 20%. Even for analgesic drugs, which are also available over the counter, there was a correspondence between changes in self poisoning and prescribing. The availability of prescribed drugs is directly related to their use for self poisoning. Restricting the availability of these drugs is a possible preventative strategy, although further research on this is needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0960-1643
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -