Table 10.
ToxIC 2019—ranked agent classes for cases of self-harm.
| Exposure rank | Totals | %a | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analgesic | 1 | 1045 | 22.8% |
| Antidepressant | 2 | 785 | 17.1% |
| Sedative-hypnotic/muscle relaxant | 3 | 438 | 9.5% |
| Anticholinergic/antihistamine | 4 | 431 | 9.4% |
| Antipsychotic | 5 | 348 | 7.6% |
| Cardiovascular | 6 | 294 | 6.4% |
| Anticonvulsant | 7 | 219 | 4.8% |
| Alcohol ethanol | 8 | 175 | 3.8% |
| Opioid | 9 | 149 | 3.2% |
| Sympathomimetic | 10 | 135 | 2.9% |
| Diabetic med | 11 | 74 | 1.6% |
| Herbals/dietary supplements/vitamins | 12 | 53 | 1.2% |
| Cough and cold | 13 | 51 | 1.1% |
| Lithium | 13 | 51 | 1.1% |
| Alcohol toxic | 15 | 40 | 0.9% |
| Caustic | 16 | 39 | 0.8% |
| Antimicrobial | 17 | 36 | 0.8% |
| GI | 18 | 32 | 0.7% |
| Household | 19 | 28 | 0.6% |
| Unknown class | 20 | 23 | 0.5% |
| Anticoagulant | 21 | 20 | 0.4% |
| Metals | 21 | 20 | 0.4% |
| Endocrine | 23 | 18 | 0.4% |
| Chemotherapeutic and immune | 24 | 17 | 0.4% |
| Psychoactive | 24 | 17 | 0.4% |
| Other pharmaceuticals | 26 | 12 | 0.3% |
| Gases/vapors/irritants/dusts | 27 | 7 | 0.2% |
| Hydrocarbon | 28 | 6 | 0.1% |
| Insecticide | 28 | 6 | 0.1% |
| Anesthetic | 30 | 5 | 0.1% |
| Parkinson’s med | 31 | 4 | 0.1% |
| Plants and fungi | 32 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Pulmonary | 32 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Rodenticide | 32 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Foreign objects | 35 | 1 | < 0.1% |
| Herbicide | 35 | 1 | < 0.1% |
| Other nonpharmaceutical | 35 | 1 | < 0.1% |
| Totals | 4590 | 100.0% |
aPercentages are based on total number of reported agent entries in cases of self-harm in 2019 (N = 4590); 1164 cases (44.3%) reported multiple agents