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Medicolegal Aspects of Deaths Due to Poisoning Occurred In Cities of Punjab and the State Of Himachal Pradesh

Pancham Preet Kaur and Bhavish Prakash*

Published: 17 June, 2025 | Volume 9 - Issue 1 | Pages: 100-103

A poison is a substance capable of causing illness or harm to a living organism upon contact or introduction to the body. Toxins and venoms are poisons of biological origin, with the latter usually reserved to describe the bites or stings of poisonous animals. In India, the suicide rate is 18.5 suicide deaths for every 100,000 people. The majority (79%) of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. Ingestion of poison is one of the most common modes of suicide in low and middle-income countries such as India [1].

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