Year: 2008 Source: Archives of Suicide Research, v.12, no.4, (2008), p.366-369 SIEC No: 20101224

This study described substances used in overdose & the characteristics of patients admitted with medicinal drug overdose in an urban tertiary care hospital in Colombo. A descriptive study of 191 patients admitted with intentional self-poisoning was carried out. Medicinal drugs were the most common substance used in overdose. Those who used medicinal drugs were mainly female & were aged between 15-24 years. In Colombo, medicinal drugs were the most common substance used in intentional self-poisoning in contrast to findings in rural areas. (12 refs.) JA