Chao T C, Lo D S, Bloodworth B C
Institute of Science and Forensic Medicine, Singapore.
Med Sci Law. 1992 Apr;32(2):139-47. doi: 10.1177/106002809203200208.
A study on past toxicological activities in Singapore enabled us to capture the trends of poisons abused in this country over the last 108 years. Until the early sixties, corrosive alkali and acids, alcohol (poisoning cases), inorganic chemicals, heavy metals and plant alkaloids were the mainstay of poisons principally used. The seventies and eighties saw a swing towards pharmaceuticals. The 1988-89 data gave alcohol (poisoning cases), pharmaceuticals, household items such as detergents, hypochlorite and antiseptic, carbon monoxide, paraquat, malathion, organic solvents (toluene and xylenes) and narcotics as the mainstay of poisons encountered. The last two classes of poisons reflect the continuing problems of glue sniffing and narcotics abuse facing Singapore.
一项关于新加坡过去毒理学活动的研究，使我们能够掌握该国在过去108年里滥用毒物的趋势。直到60年代初，腐蚀性碱和酸、酒精（中毒案例）、无机化学品、重金属和植物生物碱是主要使用的毒物。70年代和80年代出现了向药品的转变。1988 - 89年的数据显示，酒精（中毒案例）、药品、家用物品如洗涤剂、次氯酸盐和防腐剂、一氧化碳、百草枯、马拉硫磷、有机溶剂（甲苯和二甲苯）和麻醉品是所遇到的主要毒物。最后两类毒物反映了新加坡持续面临的胶水吸食和麻醉品滥用问题。
