Hospital admissions for self-poisoning see increase

Recent NHS figures reveal that hospital admissions for self-poisoning have significantly increased in the last decade. Compared to 79,000 admissions in 2001, figures show there were more than 114,000 cases in the UK in 2011. According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, self-poisoning is the most common type of hospital treated self-harm.

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