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The number of hospital admissions after people have deliberately poisoned themselves has risen by almost 50% in a decade.
New NHS figures show there were more than 114,000 cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland during 2011.
That's compared to 79,000 in 2001. Figures for Scotland are not available.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists says self-poisoning is the most common type of hospital treated self-harm.
Meanwhile, the British Red Cross says it's worried that many young people don't know how to help a friend who may self-harm in this way.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22345962
New NHS figures show there were more than 114,000 cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland during 2011.
That's compared to 79,000 in 2001. Figures for Scotland are not available.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists says self-poisoning is the most common type of hospital treated self-harm.
Meanwhile, the British Red Cross says it's worried that many young people don't know how to help a friend who may self-harm in this way.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22345962