Hawton Keith
Centre for Suicide Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, United Kingdom.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2002 Fall;32(3):223-9. doi: 10.1521/suli.32.3.223.22169.
Following increasing concern in the UK about the mortality and morbidity associated with self-poisoning with analgesics, especially paracetamol (Tylenol, acetaminophen), legislation was introduced in 1998 to modify packs sold over-the-counter. The most important change was a reduction in the maximum size of packs. In this paper the background to the legislation, the rationale behind it, and its early impact are reviewed. The changes have had significant positive initial benefits on the mortality and morbidity associated with self-poisoning with analgesics.
随着英国对镇痛药（尤其是对乙酰氨基酚，即泰诺林、醋氨酚）自我中毒所导致的死亡率和发病率的关注度不断提高，1998年出台了相关立法，以对非处方销售的包装进行调整。最重要的变化是包装最大尺寸的减小。本文对该立法的背景、背后的基本原理及其早期影响进行了综述。这些变化对与镇痛药自我中毒相关的死亡率和发病率产生了显著的积极初步影响。
