Suicides by opium and its derivatives, in England and Wales, 1850-1950.
In the mid-nineteenth century opium and its derivatives, such as laudanum and morphine, were the most common poisons in suicides in England and Wales. With legislative restrictions on these 'dangerous drugs' such a use declined. This study attempts to show this trend and indicates the large variety of these opium-related suicides.
D004739:England; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009294:Narcotics / Q000266:history*; D009892:Opium / Q000266:history*; D013405:Suicide / Q000266:history*; D014852:Wales
D009294:Narcotics; D009892:Opium