“…The most commonly used drugs were benzodiazepines, responsible for the largest proportion of deaths, which is also confirmed by other studies [7,[21][22][23][24]. In our opinion, the large recorded number of cases of benzodiazepine poisoning may reflect their extensive sales and overall use [25,26]. In contrast to our data, Handley and Flanagan [5] data from investigation of poisoning deaths in Poland may be very useful for the development of preventive programs connected with intentional poisonings.…”