[thejournal.ie] , Duffin, Tony Each fatal drug overdose is a preventable death. (20 Jan 2024)
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Tony Duffin, CEO of Ana Liffey Drug Project, reflects on a fatal overdose and the need to do more to prevent such deaths. Overdoses continue to rise. Fatal overdoses continue to be a major health concern in Ireland. The most recent national statistics, from 2020, reveal a rise in poisonings — highlighting the increasing use of cocaine, and the risks associated with combining different drugs. 2023 saw the emergence of Nitazenes, potent synthetic opioids, on the illicit drugs market in Ireland...
B Substances > Opioids (opiates)
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Synthetic opioids > Benzimidazole, Nitazenes, Brorphine
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Harm reduction > Substance use harm reduction
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Policy > Policy on substance use > Harm reduction policy
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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