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# overdose

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# Addiction
Report highlights increase in deaths involving street tablets in Ireland
The purchasing of drugs online brings significant regulatory challenges.
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Apr 28th 2020, 6:30 AM
# Arrests
Three charged with providing drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller
Miller (26) died last year of an accidental overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl.
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Oct 3rd 2019, 7:45 AM
Voices
Lynn Ruane: The overdose drug Naloxone can save lives so let's remove the barriers to accessing it
There are more deaths in Ireland as a result of overdose than road traffic accidents and many of these deaths are preventable, writes senator Lynn Ruane.
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Apr 14th 2019, 8:30 PM
# Dublin
'We've been to too many funerals': Study shows one third of homeless deaths linked to drugs or alcohol
A new study looked at the deaths of over 200 homeless people in Dublin over five years.
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Feb 1st 2019, 6:01 AM
# chemsex
How one drug can make sex euphoric, but also destroy lives
G is highly addictive and its use in Ireland is becoming more common.
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Sep 12th 2018, 12:05 AM
# Naloxone
HSE offers training in treatment that can reverse drug overdoses
“Every use of Naloxone is potentially a life saved,” the HSE said.
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Aug 31st 2018, 8:25 AM
# fentanyl
Prince's family to sue doctor over 'failing to treat opioid addiction'
Prince Rogers Nelson died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl on 15 April 2016.
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Aug 25th 2018, 6:15 PM
# Marijuana
Man arrested after 46 people overdose at park in Connecticut
No deaths were reported, but officials said two people suffered life-threatening symptoms.
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Aug 16th 2018, 9:23 AM
# Demi Lovato
'I now need time to heal': Demi Lovato speaks out for first time since hospitalisation
“What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time.”
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Aug 6th 2018, 6:52 AM
# Los Angeles
Demi Lovato rushed to hospital following suspected heroin overdose
The 25-year-old singer has struggled with addiction problems in the past.
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Jul 24th 2018, 10:36 PM
# prince
Prince toxicology report shows very high level of fentanyl drug, experts say
Price was found unresponsive in a lift in his estate on 21 April 2016.
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Mar 27th 2018, 7:07 AM
# opioids
Singer Tom Petty died of accidental drug overdose, medical examiner says
The 66-year-old passed away on 3 October 2017.
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Jan 20th 2018, 7:45 AM
# Drugs
Calls for a heroin 'overdose antidote' to be made more available to addicts' families
Naloxone may have saved 98 lives in Northern Ireland over five years.
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Jul 25th 2017, 6:15 AM
# Social Services
Suicide, overdose, sudden infant death: Children who died while in contact with social services
The National Review Panel released five case studies of vulnerable children who died.
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May 11th 2017, 10:40 AM
# Naloxone
'The whole thing took five minutes': Young woman talks about saving the life of a heroin addict
Melanie Froud has worked with homeless shelters for the past nine years, but it was only last October that she was able to save someone’s life, with a new overdose drug.
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Sep 1st 2016, 6:05 AM
# mislabelled
Counterfeit pills found at Prince's estate contained drug 50 times more powerful than heroin
Autopsy results released in June show Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose.
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Aug 22nd 2016, 11:55 AM
Voices
Cork house party shows the 'don't take drugs' message just won't cut it
Six young people were hospitalised after a house party in the south of Cork. The issue can no longer be ignored, writes Graham de Barra.
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Jan 22nd 2016, 1:45 PM
# Inquest
Mother tells inquest that son who overdosed 'should never have been let out of hospital'
Glen Murphy McNally died days after discharging himself. An open verdict was returned at the inquest.
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Sep 17th 2015, 10:36 PM
# polydrug use
"The stereotype of overdose is a person with a needle in their arm"
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day.
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Aug 31st 2015, 2:40 PM
# bad reaction
Watch: Man who took heroin overdose gets aggressive with Cork paramedics
He was not breathing when the paramedics arrived on the scene.
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Apr 16th 2015, 6:10 AM
# EpiPens
These emergency drugs may be more easily available after death of 14-year-old girl
The government wants your opinion…
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Feb 20th 2015, 1:50 PM
# Tallaght
Man aged in his 50s dies of suspected drug overdose
The Ana-Liffey Drug Project says it sees a rise in overdoses at this time of the year.
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Dec 30th 2014, 4:07 PM
# Drugs
'Drug that reverses heroin overdoses should be made more available'
Merchants Quay says one person dies of an overdose every day in Ireland.
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Dec 2nd 2014, 10:12 AM
# Overdose Awareness
Calls for supervised injecting centres as 'far more people die from overdose than on Irish roads'
“Each death is just as devastating to the children, families and friends of those who die.”
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Aug 31st 2014, 8:00 AM
# RIP
Peaches' death was "tragic parallel" of her mother's overdose
The daughter of Bob Geldof was found dead at her home in Kent last month.
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May 1st 2014, 8:05 AM
Voices
Column: Philip Seymour Hoffman's death challenges our cosy stereotypes about addicts
For a short period, at least, death from heroin overdose has moved from the category of ‘things that will never happen to me or my friends’ to ‘things that can happen to anyone’, writes Tony Duffin.
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Feb 5th 2014, 7:30 PM
# Investigation
Fifty bags of heroin found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's apartment
The results of an autopsy may be known today.
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Feb 4th 2014, 9:03 AM
# overdosing
How more people died on methadone than heroin in Ireland
It’s not what you might have expected but the number of methadone users who died doubled in just one year.
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Jan 27th 2014, 7:15 AM
# Stats
One person dies from a drug overdose every day in Ireland
New figures on drugs-related deaths in Ireland show that the number of people who have died from cocaine misuse has halved in four years.
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Jan 22nd 2014, 10:51 PM
# RIP
Glee actor Cory Monteith died from heroin and alcohol overdose
The 31-year-old was found dead in his hotel room in Vancouver on Saturday.
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Jul 16th 2013, 10:20 PM
# Winehouse
New Amy Winehouse inquest to be held next month
An investigation revealed the coroner in the inquest did not have the requisite experience for the role.
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Dec 18th 2012, 10:24 AM
# Drugs
Post-mortems due on two dead after suspected 'potent' heroin in Cork
The HSE has warned drug users to be careful after two people died and eight others were hospitalised in the past two days.
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Oct 6th 2012, 12:10 PM
# Phoenix Park
Three die from overdoses including one who collapsed at Phoenix Park gig
Gardaí have confirmed the death of one as yet unidentified man who collapsed prior to the Swedish House Mafia concert in the Dublin park. Two other males are believed to have died later in the night.
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Jul 8th 2012, 1:55 PM
# Jackson trial
Conrad Murray sentenced to four years imprisonment over Michael Jackson death
In sentencing Judge Michael Pastor repeatedly chastised Murray for what he called a “horrific violation of trust” while caring for Jackson.
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Nov 29th 2011, 7:10 PM
# Drug use
Ireland has third-highest rate of drug deaths in Europe
The annual report of the EU drugs agency also found that Ireland has the highest rate of heroin use in Europe.
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Nov 16th 2011, 9:59 AM