18 h. ago Deaf Tiktok star, 25, who died after taking poison overdosed on prescription medication and self

An inquest into the death of Imogen Nunn found she had previously overdosed on medication and self-harmed but no changes were made to her mental health care.

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21 h. ago Deaf TikTok star overdosed on medication months before suicide, inquest hears

Imogen Nunn took a poisonous substance and died in Brighton, East Sussex, on New Year’s Day 2023.

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44 h. ago Deaf TikTok star assessed as ‘high risk’ of suicide two days before death

Imogen Nunn, who was born deaf, had more than 780,000 followers on social media, where she raised awareness of hearing and mental health issues.

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3 d. ago Ryanair, easyJet, TUI and Jet2 rules on taking medication on board this Easter

Holidaymakers should be aware of the rules regarding travelling with medications and prescriptions

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3 d. ago Deaf TikTok star 'told care worker she bought poison online a month before her death'

Imogen Nunn's family claim she was failed by mental health services as an inquest heard she told her care worker about a "pro-choice suicide forum" before her death

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3 d. ago Deaf TikTok star who took poison ‘failed’ by NHS services, inquest hears

Imogen Nunn told support worker she had ‘bought something online’ before she died in Brighton, mother saysA TikTok star who died after consuming a poisonous substance she bought online told an NHS support worker about the purchase a month before her death, an inquest has heard.Imogen Nunn took a poisonous substance and died in Brighton, East Sussex, on New Year’s Day 2023. The 25-year-old, who was deaf, raised awareness of hearing and mental health issues on her social media accounts, which gained more than 780,000 followers.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Deaf TikTok star told care worker she bought poison online month before death

Imogen Nunn died on New Year’s Day 2023 aged 25 after ingesting a poisonous substance she had bought online.

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5 d. ago Best prescription delivery service UK: A convenient way to get your medication

Discover the best prescription delivery services in the UK as we review top providers and their offerings

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9 d. ago London sees highest rise in ADHD prescriptions since pandemic

The UK has recorded a national increase in ADHD medication prescriptions year on year since the pandemic, but there are also regional variations

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1 week ago Alarm raised over patient risk as 'frustrating' pharmacy rule causes crisis

Patients are being put at risk by medicine supply shortages and strict rules on prescriptions in pharmacies, health leaders have warned.

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2 w. ago ‘Gandalf’ accused of selling illegal medicinal cannabis in New Zealand

Outrage over targeting of one of New Zealand’s alleged ‘green fairies’ who provide cheaper medicinal cannabis without prescriptionPolice have shut down the alleged medicinal cannabis operation of one of New Zealand’s most renowned “green fairies”, prompting an outpouring of support from a prominent politician and the hundreds of people who rely on such products to ease their pain.Police raided the rural Northland property of 66-year-old Paul Smith – more widely known as “Gandalf” – last week, destroying plants and greenhouses and seizing cannabis products. Smith was charged with cultivating, possessing for supply and selling cannabis – which could carry an eight-year jail sentence – and was summonsed to court. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago New hope for cannabis campaigning Lanarkshire mum as First Minister agrees to talks

Lisa Quarrell is in desperate need of financial support as she is rapidly running out of funds to pay for her severely epileptic son Cole Thomson's private medical cannabis prescription.

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