Abstract
A Multicentre Study of Coproxamol Poisoning Suicides Based on Coroners’ Records in England
Hawton K~~Simkin S~~et al
Inquest records in 24 coroners’ jurisdictions in England on deaths between 2000-2001 which received a verdict of etiher suicide or undetermined cause (with a high or moderate probability of suicide) were examined. 123 coproxamol poisoning suicides were identified. Alcohol was involved in 58.5% of cases. Younger people were more likely to have consumed alcohol & to have lower levels of suicide intent. Nearly half the individuals had a hitotry of self-harm & a third were under psychiatric care. The coproxamol had been prescribed for the individual in 81.5% of cases, although only in 55% of those aged 10-34 years. (33 refs.)