Pregabalin is the drug mentioned most often in NI drug-related deaths in 2023, NISRA reveals.
Pregabalin was the drug which was most mentioned in drug-related deaths across Northern Ireland in 2023, according to official statistics.but some people use it recreationally and it can cause breathing problems, especially when mixed with alcohol or with other street drugs that have a sedative effect.Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency figures also show that opioids were connected to 103 drug-related deaths.
Drug misuse deaths have also increased from 79 in 2013 to a peak of 185 in 2020 and then falling to 146 in 2023.Cocaine was named as the predominant substance in deaths involving only one drug in 2023. Over the last decade, the number of deaths involving alcohol has declined from 28.7% in 2013 to 18.3% in 2023.The Thistle centre, which opened in January, lets drug users take illegal drugs in a safe environment under medical supervision.Mum of drugs victim hopes play will 'make NI pupils think'Mourning our loved ones among graves of other drug victims
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