Tag: overdose
More and more young people are taking overdose, especially with ibuprofen or paracetamol
In 2022 there were 37 percent more reports than in 2020 about young people deliberately taking an overdose of medicines. There were a total of 1439 reports. Professor Dylan de…
Overdose: symptoms, with which drugs, what to do?
The overdose corresponds to the overdose of a psychotropic product or a drug likely to cause loss of consciousness and then death. What are the signs of an overdose? Which…
Hein’s brother died of a methadone overdose: ‘Hopefully something good can come from something bad’
Bunschoten-Spakenburg – He had hoped to be able to close “this book” today, says Hein Bos. He is the brother of one of the two young men from Bunschoten-Spakenburg who…
Health unit issues alert after increase in opioid overdose deaths
The Brant County Health Unit has issued a public safety alert following a recent spike in suspected opioid overdose deaths so far this year. Brantford Police Service responded to nine…
16-year-old twins found dead – man arrested for overdose
The last picture of the 16-year-old twins Mina and Mille was taken on Christmas Eve. Two weeks later, the dead were found in a home in Spydeborg, Norway. Police suspect…
Dafalgan codeine: overdose, when to take it?
Dafalgan codeine®, a common prescription drug based on codeine, is used in moderate pain insufficiently relieved by paracetamol or ibuprofen. Its use has been the cause of drifts such as…
Sarnia police report two suspected fentanyl overdose deaths
Sarnia police say officers responded Saturday to two separate suspected fentanyl overdose deaths reported within five minutes of each other. Police said in a statement the suspected drug overdose deaths…
Two died of suspected overdose at HVB home – Ivo investigates the incident
The occupants were two men in their 20s and 30s, and they are suspected of having died of a drug overdose. The incident was reported to the Inspectorate for Care…
Methotrexate: beware of overdose!
News Published on 07/22/2022 at 5:53 p.m. Updated 07/22/2022 at 5:53 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Methotrexate is a molecule commonly used to treat psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis or even acute lymphoblastic…
Overdose awareness and memorial event planned for Sarnia
News Local News All those who have lost someone to an overdose are invited to attend an International Overdose Awareness Day and memorial event Wednesday evening at Sarnia’s Centennial Park.…