Table 2 Main and additional toxic agents in fatal poisonings in Oslo during one year.
From: Fatal poisonings in Oslo: a one-year observational study
Main agents | Additional agents* | Sum* | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 103 (%) | n = 103 (%) | n = 103 (%) | |
Opiates/opioids | 68 (66) | 10 (10) | 78 (76) |
Morphine/heroin | 52 (50) | - | 52 (50) |
Methadone | 6 (6) | 5 (5) | 11 (11) |
Codeine | 5 (5) | - | 5 (5) |
Dextropropoxyphene | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 4 (4) |
Unknown | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | 6 (6) |
Ethanol | 9 (9) | 18 (17) | 27 (26) |
Tricyclic antidepressants | 4 (4) | 5 (5) | 9 (9) |
Benzodiazepines | 4 (4) | 74 (72) | 78 (76) |
Flunitrazepam | 1 (1) | 15 (15) | 16 (16) |
Diazepam | 3 (3) | 35 (34) | 37 (36) |
Other | - | 24 (23) | 24 (23) |
Zopiclone | 4 (4) | 7 (7) | 11 (11) |
Antihistamines | 3 (3) | 4 (4) | 7 (7) |
Paracetamol | 2 (2) | 11 (11) | 13 (13) |
Carbon monoxide | 2 (2) | 4 (4) | 6 (6) |
Neuroleptics | 2 (2) | 15 (15) | 17 (17) |
Cocaine | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) |
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors | 1 (1) | 14 (14) | 15 (15) |
Anti-epileptics | 1 (1) | - | 1 (1) |
Methanol | 1 (1) | - | 1 (1) |
Carisoprodol | 1 (1) | 6 (6) | 7 (7) |
Amphetamines | - | 16 (16) | 16 (16) |
Cannabis/THC | - | 13 (13) | 13 (13) |
Other anti-depressants | - | 8 (8) | 8 (8) |
Other sedatives | - | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |
Salicylic acid | - | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
Total | 103 (100) | 210 | 313 |