title: Acute adult and adolescent poisoning in Tehran, Iran; the epidemiologic trend between 2006 and 2011.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of each poisoning and its related death in our center as a sample of Tehran in six consecutive years (2006 to 2011).
  
  
  METHODS
  All poisoned children and adults referring to Loghman-Hakim hospital poison center and hospitalized in the study period were enrolled and evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 108,265 patients, the most common causes of poisoning were anti-epileptics and sedative-hypnotics (22.3%). The most common causes of death were pesticides (24.84%) and narcotics (24.75%). In drugs of abuse, opium was more prevalent in the early period of the study but was replaced by methadone later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It seems that national policies for drug control and prevention of suicide have not been efficient enough. We expect to see Iran in the first 50 countries with regard to suicide and to maintain the first place in narcotic abuse if enough attention is not provided.
authors: Toxicological Research Center, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman-Hakim Hospital Poison Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. nasim.zamani@gmail.com.
authors: Hossein
authors: H
authors: Hassanian-Moghaddam
authors: Toxicological Research Center, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman-Hakim Hospital Poison Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Nasim
authors: N
authors: Zamani
authors: Toxicological Research Center, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman-Hakim Hospital Poison Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mitra
authors: M
authors: Rahimi
authors: Toxicological Research Center, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman-Hakim Hospital Poison Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Shahin
authors: S
authors: Shadnia
authors: Toxicological Research Center, Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman-Hakim Hospital Poison Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Abdolkarim
authors: A
authors: Pajoumand
authors: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Private Clinic, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Saeedeh
authors: S
authors: Sarjami
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000506:poisoning*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000506:poisoning*; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000506:poisoning; D009294:Narcotics / Q000506:poisoning*; D009892:Opium / Q000506:poisoning; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D009294:Narcotics; D010575:Pesticides; D009892:Opium; D008691:Methadone