Suicidal poisonings with methadone in France: Results of a two year national survey by the Toxicovigilance Network

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 841-846

  Glaizal, Mathieu ^a,b   Gazin, Vincent ^a,c   Aymard, Isabelle ^b   Messina Gourlot, Catherine ^c,d   Richard, Nathalie ^c,d   Mallaret, Michel ^d,e   Saviuc, Philippe ^a,e   De Haro, Luc ^a,b,d  

^a Comité de Coordination de ToxicoVigilance ^*  (France)

^b Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Unit Salvator Hospital Public Assistance Marseille Hospitals University Aix Marseille II   (France)

^c ANSM   (France)

^d Commission Nationale des Stupéfiants et Psychotropes ^*  (France)

^e GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Capsule form; Methadone; Suicide attempts; Syrup; Toxicovigilance

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM; SYRUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 84867733335     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2012.731510     Document Type: Article

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