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Paraquat regulation as a suicide prevention strategy in India
Jawahar Singh1, Mahak Aggarwal1, Deepak Chaudhary1
1All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Abstract:
Paraquat is a lethal herbicide that is emerging as a significant means of self-harm/suicide in agrarian regions of India. Clinical experience from a tertiary hospital in Punjab shows increasing paraquat ingestion cases with high mortality despite early, intensive management. National and international evidence indicates that restricting highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) markedly reduces suicide deaths, yet paraquat remains easily accessible due to weak regulation and unsafe storage in rural communities. Stronger regulation and classifying paraquat as an HHP can be an essential step toward reducing preventable suicides in India.
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