Self-harm is a major public health concern, with community studies reporting a lifetime risk of 13%-18%, [1] it is a key risk factor for suicide, and it is important to have contemporary information on the extent of risk [2] and is relatively common among young people with prevalence rates in adolescent samples which range from 6.9% to 15.9%. [3] One review of the literature showed that 13.2% of adolescents reported engaging in self-harm at some stage in their lives. [4] Voluntary drug intoxication is a major medical and social problem in most countries all over the world. It is expected to be 10-20 times more frequent than suicide. Conventionally, it has been more common among females than males, but some recent studies showed similar rates across genders and even higher rates among males. [5] The incidence varies from 4% in Taiwan [6] to 13.8% in Australia. [7] The objective of the present article is to record all cases of drug intoxication defined as voluntary drug overdosing or taking of toxic substances voluntarily, hospitalized to the medical department. Moreover, we have studied the incidence rate and distribution in terms of age, gender, marital status, employment, type of toxic substance, outcome, and the causes.
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