Drug Deaths in St. Louis City and County: A Brief Survey, 1977-1979
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Clinical Toxicology
- Vol. 18 (2) , 141-147
- https://doi.org/10.3109/15563658108990020
Abstract
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-yr survey, 7 deaths were due to accidental overdose of ethanol, 7 to over-the-counter products or laboratory reagents, 8 from classic poisons, and only 8 to drug abuse. The remaining 117 deaths (80%) resulted from ingestion of legally obtained prescription drugs. Of all deaths, 62% were due to multiple drug administration. Only 1 child was fatally poisoned. Barbiturates, benzodiazepines, ethanol, propoxyphene and tricyclic antidepressants were the most common agents encountered.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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