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Toxicity Chart: 30 Toxic Drugs Frequently Used in Suicide

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Key: 1000 milligrams (mg.) = 15 grains (gr.) = 1 gram (gm.)
MLD = Minimum Lethal Dose -- IMPORTANT see qualifications of "MLD" above
Notes:
1. Special adjustments for scoring are found at the end of the chart.
2. If tablet strength is recorded, make sure the common dosage in column four
corresponds with the strength ingested. Dosage in column four corresponds with
the strength ingested.
Toxicity:
Mild = 0-33% of MLD;
Moderate = 34-66% of MLD;
Severe = 67%+ of MLD.
Commonly Est. Doses Est. MLD
Available MLD # of tablets
Drug at most
common dosage
Aspirin, Bufferin 5 gr. 90/5 gr.
(acetylsalicylics) 30 gm. (.33 gm.)
Anacin, Excedrin
Amytal
(amobarbital) 1.5 gm. 15, 30, 50, 100 mg. 30/50 mg.
Benadryl
(diphenhydramine) 3 gm. 35, 50 mg. 60/50 mg.
47% Benadryl 3 gm. 35, 50 mg. 60/50 mg.
(diphenhydramine)
Butisol
(butabarbital) 1 gm. 15, 30, 50, 100 mg. 30/30 mg.
Carbrital
(pentobarbital +) 1 gm. 75, 100 mg. 10/100 mg.
Darvon
(propoxyphene) 2 gm. 30, 65 mg. 30/65 mg.
Demerol
(meperidine) 1.2 gm. 50, 100 mg. 24/50 mg.
Dilantin
(diphenylhydantoin) 3 gm. 30, 100 mg. 30/100 mg.
Doriden
(glutethimide) 8 gm. 250, 500 mg. 16/500 mg.
Dramamine
(dimenhydrinate) 5 gm. 50 mg. 100/50 mg.
Elavil
(amitriptyline) 3 gm. 10, 25, 50 mg. 120/25 mg.
Equanil, Miltown
(meprobamate) 15 gm. 200, 400 mg. 38/400 mg.
Felsules
(chloral Hydrate) 10 gm. 250, 500 mg. 20/500 mg.
Librium (chlordiaepoxide)
5 gm. 5, 10, 25 mg. 500/10 mg.
Luminal
(phenobarbital) 1.5 gm. 15, 30, 100 mg. 40/30 mg.
Mellaril
(thioridazine) 3 gm. 10, 25, 50, 100, 100/25 mg.
150, 200 mg.
Nembutal
(pentobarbital) 1 gm 30, 50, 100 mg. 10/100 mg.
Noludar
(methyprylon) 5 gm. 50, 200, 300 mg. 17/300 mg.
Nytol, Sominex
(methapyrilene +) 3.5 gm. 25, 50 mg. 140/25 mg.
Percodan
(dihydrophydroxy-codeinine) .5 gm. 4.5 mg. 125/4.5 mg.
Placydil
(ehtchlorvynol) 15 gm. 100, 200, 500 mg. 30/500 mg.
Seconal
(secobarbital) 1.5 gm. 30, 50, 100 mg. 15/100 mg.
Seraz
(oxazepam) 10 gm. 10, 15, 30 mg. 333/30 mg.
Stelazine
(trifluoperazine) 2.5 gm. 1, 2, 5, 10 mg. 500/5 mg.
Thorazine
(chlorpromazine) 2.2 gm. 10, 25, 30, 50, 44/50 mg.
75, 200 mg.
Tofranil
(imipramine) 2.5 mg. 10, 25, 50 mg. 100/25 mg.
Tuinal
(amo/secobarbital) 1.5 mg. 50, 100, 200 mg. 15/100 mg.
Valium
(diazepam) 8 gm. 2, 5, 10 mg. 1600/5 mg.
Valmid
(ethinamate) 15 gm. 500 mg. 30/500 mg.
Veronal, Bs
(barbital) 3 gm. 15, 30, 300 mg. 100/30 mg.
Special Adjustments for Scoring:
1. When any ingestion is accompanied by ETOH (ethyl alchohol), increases the
toxicity level by approx 50%.
2. If it is established that a person is a regular drug user, then raise the number of
milligrams for MLD by 33%.
 

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