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Swiss poison hotline received more calls in 2023

Swiss Poison Hotline Received More Calls In 2023

Swiss Poison Hotline Received More Calls In 2023
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Expert warns of an opioid crisis in Switzerland

Marc Vogel of the University Psychiatric Clinics in Basel fears that more people in Switzerland will become addicted to opioids.

Opioid abuse on the rise in Switzerland

Cases of opioid poisoning have almost tripled in Switzerland over the past 20 years, although the full extent of the situation is unclear.

Toxic data: 40,000 cases of poisoning logged in 2020

Toxic data: 40,000 cases of poisoning logged in 2020 Venomous creatures, including snakes, were behind 1.2% of cases flagged. © Keystone/ Valentin Flauraud Over half of all cases reported last year involved children who accidentally ingested toxic substances. Overall, the number of cases rose by 2% on 2019. This content was published on January 7, 2021 - 17:49 January 7, 2021 - 17:49 Keystone-SDA/dos Some 40,000 cases of poisoning were logged in 2020 by the Tox Info SuisseExternal link organisation, which has been providing advice – emergency and preventative – to citizens since 1966. Of these, over half (54%) involved children, the large majority of whom (84%) still hadn’t started school. Medicines (35.8%), household products (25.3%) and plants were responsible for almost three-quarters of all cases.

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