Drug-Related Poisoning Cases in Brazil, 1985-2014

A study of 36,707 intoxication cases attended to by a poison control center in Brazil, of which 8,608 (22.5%) were drug-related. The data, collected from service notification records, was analyzed using linear regression to identify trends over a 30-year period. The research was authored by Thays Lopes Mathias and published via an open-access platform.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in drug poisoning proportions based on the 30-year time series
• Investigating gender-specific trends in poisoning cases based on the reported increase for both sexes and males
• Studying shifts in the involvement of specific drug classes like analgesics, antidepressants, and antipsychotics based on the statistical trends mentioned
• Modeling the decreasing trend in antibiotic-related poisoning cases based on the reported regression results

Strengths

• Covers 36,707 total intoxication cases over a 30-year period (1985-2014)
• Provides specific statistical results, including R-squared and p-values for trends in different drug classes and genders
• Focuses on a clearly defined subset of 8,608 drug-related poisoning cases

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation for the underlying dataset are unknown
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single poison control center in Brazil, which may limit generalizability
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Poison Control Center of University Hospital of the State University of Londrina

Collection Method

Data collected from service notification records

Time Range

1985 to 2014

Geography

Brazil (specific center in Londrina)