The role of alcohol use in pesticide suicide and self-harm: a scoping review
July 8, 2023
A scoping review exploring the role that alcohol plays in pesticide suicide and self-harm.
Publications by CPSP and partners
Surveillance of pesticide poisoning in an East and a West Malaysian hospital: characteristics of pesticide poisoning and the early impact of a national Paraquat ban
June 28, 2023
A study investigating the characteristics and trends in fatal and non-fatal pesticide poisoning in Malaysia, with an evaluation of the effectiveness of a national paraquat ban in reducing deaths.
Suicides by pesticide ingestion in Pakistan and the impact of pesticide regulation
April 13, 2023
A review of the literature on pesticide self-poisoning in Pakistan to identify the most problematic pesticides in relation to national pesticide regulations.
Conceptualising the commercial determinants of suicide: broadening the lens on suicide and self-harm prevention
April 3, 2023
A proposed framework intended to help guide efforts to conceptualise, research, and address the commercial determinants of suicide.
Dose ingested, vomiting, and outcome in patients ingesting a standard paraquat 20SL formulation
February 10, 2023
Findings from a study assessing whether the dose of vomiting agent included in standard paraquat products prevents deaths from paraquat poisoning.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns on Self-Poisoning and Suicide in Sri Lanka: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis
January 19, 2023
Findings from a study assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-poisoning and suicide in Sri Lanka.
Agriculture without paraquat is feasible without loss of productivity: lessons learned from phasing out a highly hazardous herbicide
January 9, 2023
This paper identifies options for replacing paraquat and distils practical lessons from numerous successes around the world.
Relationship Between Alcohol Co-Ingestion and Clinical Outcome in Pesticide Self-Poisoning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
January 6, 2023
A systematic review of world literature to explore the relationship between alcohol co-ingestion and outcome in pesticide self-poisoning
Current pesticide suicide surveillance methods used across the African continent: a scoping review protocol
August 26, 2022
This protocol outlines a scoping review to investigate how pesticide suicide deaths in Africa are recorded by exploring the various surveillance systems in place.
Evidence for the efficacy of the emetic PP796 in paraquat SL20 formulations: a narrative review of published and unpublished evidence
August 11, 2022
A review of over 30 studies reveals that the dose of vomiting agent, included as a safety measure in standard paraquat products, is based on flawed evidence.