Causes
The drugs or toxins which are most frequently involved in overdose and death (grouped by ICD-10):
- Acute alcohol intoxication (F10)
- Ethyl Alcohol
- Methanol poisoning
- Ethylene glycol poisoning
- Opioid overdose (F11)
- Among sedative-hypnotics (F13)
- Barbiturate overdose (T42.3)
- Benzodiazepine overdose (T42.4)
- Uncategorized sedative-hypnotics (T42.6)
- Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
- GHB
- Glutethimide (Doriden)
- Methaqualone
- Ketamine (T41.2)
- Among Stimulants (F14-F15)
- Cocaine overdose (T40.5)
- Amphetamine overdose (T43.6)
- Methamphetamine (T43.6)
- Among Tobacco (F17)
- Nicotine (T65.2)
- Among Poly drug use (F19)
- Drug "cocktails" (Speedballs)
- Medications
- Aspirin poisoning (T39.0)
- Paracetamol toxicity (T39.1)
- Tricyclic antidepressant overdose (T43.0)
- Vitamin poisoning
- Pesticide poisoning (T60)
- Organophosphate poisoning
- DDT
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