Online access to banned drugs
Accessibility of banned dangerous drugs (e.g., Dinitrophenol) online and the influence of social media in promoting their use.
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PFD report
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Jerrelle McKenzie
The deceased accessed Dinitrophenol (DNP), a drug banned in the UK since 1938 due to its harmful effects, via the internet, likely influenced by social media, leading to his overdose.
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PFD report
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Jennifer Lacey
Concerns were raised about dangerous, addictive drugs being freely available online and prescribed by foreign doctors without patient contact or GP record access, potentially filled by UK pharmacies without adequate checks.
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terms: acces, drug, online
PFD report
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Anna Phillips
The deceased obtained a dangerous, unlicensed weight loss drug (2,4 Dinitrophenol) online, which is known to cause fatalities.
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terms: drug, online
PFD report
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John Ellis
Inadequate controls and verification processes allowed a veterinary surgeon to easily access a lethal controlled drug, enabling him to misuse it for self-harm without scrutiny.
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Committee recommendation
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#165 - Significant shift towards undetected New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) in prisons.
We are deeply concerned by the significant shift towards the use of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), most notably synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic opioids. Their popularity is due to their affordability, accessibility and their potency. In turning to these drugs, prisoners are able to “cheat the system” as current drug testing systems fail to detect them. Therefore, it is...
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terms: acces, drug
PFD report
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David Giles
The coroner raises concerns about the unrestricted availability of helium gas canisters, their standard size and lack of modified control valves, and the ease of accessing information on suicide methods using helium gas online.
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terms: acces, online
PFD report
69match
Jason Houghton
The unregulated online supply and international importation of Class A drugs, specifically Diacetyl Morphine/Heroin in pill form via postal systems, poses a significant risk of future deaths.
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terms: drug, online
PFD report
69match
Jacques Lakeman and Torin Lakeman
Easy access to anonymous 'Dark Web' sites for unregulated illicit drugs with unknown potency and content poses a significant and ongoing risk of future deaths.
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terms: acces, drug
PFD report
69match
Bethany Shipsey
The highly toxic and antidote-less drug DNP is readily available online and popular as a 'diet drug.' There is a lack of legislation making its possession or supply illegal.
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terms: drug, online
PFD report
69match
Linda Gillchrest
Unrestricted online access to detailed suicide instructions and the ability to purchase lethal quantities of substances without safeguards pose significant risks to vulnerable individuals.
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terms: acces, online
PFD report
69match
Jamie O’Connor
Lack of a central medication tracking system, no mandatory GP contact, and insufficient consultation processes in online prescribing platforms risk over-prescription, drug interactions, and patient harm.
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terms: drug, online
PFD report
69match
James Forryan
Easily accessible websites openly promote and provide guidance on suicide methods, contributing to deaths. There is a lack of sufficient regulation and enforcement against such harmful online content.
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terms: acces, online
PFD report
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Adrian Gallagher
An online book providing explicit, step-by-step suicide instructions, including methods to avoid detection, is readily accessible with inadequate age verification, posing a significant risk to vulnerable individuals.
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terms: acces, online
PFD report
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Nigel Dixon
Failures in hospital-to-community pharmacy communication allowed a patient access to morphine after cessation. Additionally, the unregulated online sale of Zopiclone in large quantities presented a significant overdose risk.
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terms: acces, online
PFD report
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Miranda Avanzi
The widespread and easily accessible availability of explicit, step-by-step suicide guides online, often without age verification, poses a significant risk, enabling vulnerable individuals to self-harm.
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terms: acces, online
PFD report
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Catherine Findlay
Concerns about the availability and misuse of dangerous "research chemicals" like MXP, which are freely marketed online, consumed, and pose a life-threatening risk.
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terms: online
Inquiry recommendation
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FR-20 - Age Verification Online
The Inquiry recommends (as originally stated in its The Internet Investigation Report, dated March 2020) that the UK government introduces legislation requiring providers of online services and social media platforms to implement more stringent age verification measures.
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terms: online
Inquiry recommendation
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106 - Online age verification legislation
The government should introduce legislation requiring providers of online services and social media platforms to implement more stringent age verification techniques on all relevant devices.
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terms: online
Committee recommendation
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#24 - Children are exposed to online harms through smartphone and social media use
It is clear that children are exposed to online harms when using smart phones to access the internet and, in particular, social media platforms. We support calls for tighter controls on the sale of smart phones to children under 16 years old in order to protect them from harm.
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terms: acces, online
PFD report
61match
Christopher Scott
The 'legal high' AMT is readily available for purchase despite clear evidence of its deadly effects, raising concerns about its unregulated status and accessibility to the public.
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terms: acces
PFD report
61match
Hazel Polkinghorn
The easy online acquisition of dangerous non-prescribed medication, like Pentobarbital, poses a significant risk of future deaths, necessitating government intervention to regulate such websites.
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terms: online
PFD report
61match
Victoria Meppen-Walter
Concerns were raised regarding the easy online availability and regulation of chloroquine, along with the associated risks of its misuse.
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terms: online
PFD report
61match
Darren Mindham
Pentobarbital, a Schedule 3 drug, is frequently used in suicides due to less strict controls; stricter regulation could reduce suicide rates.
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terms: drug
PFD report
61match
Lee Davies
Hostel staff lacked specific training on monitoring and safeguarding residents found after illicit drug use, instead only focusing on overdose recognition, leaving at-risk individuals unmonitored.
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terms: drug
PFD report
61match
Imran Mahmood
E-cigarettes in prison are being misused as heating devices for drug preparation, highlighting a significant safety risk related to both illicit drug use and potential fires.
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terms: drug
PFD report
61match
Valdotas Gerbutavicius
Inadequate legislation and a lack of internet sales prohibitions allow dangerous DNP 'diet pills' to remain readily available online, leading to numerous deaths among vulnerable people.
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terms: online
PFD report
61match
Jason Thompson
A website may be illegally promoting suicide methods, and a lethal substance is too easily available online under a misleading description, posing significant public safety risks.
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terms: online
PFD report
61match
Bethany Langton
The easy online availability of lethal Sodium Nitrite, combined with suppliers' unawareness of its misuse and slow removal of suicide-related online guidance, facilitates self-harm.
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terms: online
PFD report
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Luke Jacob Goodwin
The unrestricted sale of large helium canisters without flow control valves, combined with readily available online suicide guides, facilitates self-harm and raises serious safety concerns.
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terms: online
PFD report
57match
Samuel Duckworth
The ease of purchasing prescription-only drugs like Diazepam via the internet without medical supervision creates an ongoing risk for vulnerable individuals.
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terms: drug
PFD report
57match
Thaker Hafid
The free availability and high potency/toxicity of the unlicensed 'designer drug' Acetylfentanyl, sold over the internet, poses a significant risk of future deaths.
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terms: drug
PFD report
57match
Kristiyan Danailov
Insufficient identity checks and obstacles exist to prevent vulnerable individuals from purchasing hazardous items online, indicating a lack of industry awareness about associated risks.
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terms: online
PFD report
57match
Deborah Headspeath
There's no unified database for tracking patient prescriptions, enabling uncoordinated medication supplies, especially from unregulated online prescribers. Advisory guidance for pharmacists on online prescriptions lacks mandatory adherence and clear sanctions.
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terms: online
PFD report
57match
Gemma Macdonald
The unchecked online availability of large quantities of medication, without systems to verify purchaser suitability or limit transaction amounts and frequency, poses a significant risk.
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terms: online
PFD report
57match
Lee Elliott
Toxic substances are easily and cheaply obtainable online without safeguards, and are advocated on websites as a method for suicide, leading to multiple deaths.
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terms: online
PFD report
57match
Neha Raju
Lethal substances are readily available for purchase online and delivered within the UK without safeguards to protect vulnerable individuals from making such purchases.
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terms: online
PFD report
57match
Ania Sohail
Online prescribing lacks integrated systems to prevent over-prescription or inform GPs of dispensed medication, posing risks. Additionally, mental health care plans contained inaccuracies and staff lacked mandatory refresher training.
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terms: online
PFD report
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Chloe Macdermott
Online forums encourage suicide by providing methods without age restrictions or help signposting, and harmful content is not effectively removed. Lethal products are also easily purchased via international online retailers and delivered to the UK without effective border controls.
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terms: online
PFD report
57match
William Helstrip
The initial police investigation failed to properly probe drug sourcing via the "Dark Web" and Royal Mail, leading to the irretrievable loss of critical, time-sensitive evidence.
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terms: drug
PFD report
57match
Mary Jones
Amazon continues to sell a "well known suicide book" which is easily accessible and quickly deliverable, despite awareness of its potential for harm and a previous coroner's intervention.
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terms: acces
PFD report
57match
Deborah Cooper
A book detailing suicide methods is freely available on Amazon UK, and existing legislative frameworks, including the Suicide Act and Online Safety Act, appear ineffective in preventing its marketing and supply.
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terms: online
Committee recommendation
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#21 - Implement robust age verification on social media platforms and urgently debate digital age of consent.
Although we welcome attempts by Ofcom to make platforms safer for children who use them, it is clear that the entire system surrounding the digital age of consent and how it is verified is not fit for purpose. Until there are robust age verification measures used on social media platforms, the digital age of consent will have little...
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terms: acces, online
PFD report
53match
Anthony Garrett
Readily available and misused synthetic cannabinoids, despite warnings, are dangerous and caused a fatal cardiac event. Concerns were raised about their legal status and control.
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PFD report
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Elvis Snelson
The "legal high" acetylfentanyl, a highly potent opioid, poses significant risks due to users being unaware of its opioid nature, leading to dangerous sedation and respiratory depression.
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Committee recommendation
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#4 - Address unlicensed gambling sites targeting self-excluded users through new legislative powers.
We consider that while it will be important to monitor the size of the black market in response to greater regulation, more pertinent is the fact that, right now, a number of easily-accessible illegal sites are targeting some of those who have self-excluded from gambling. The proposed new power for the Gambling Commission to act against illegal operators...
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terms: acces
Committee recommendation
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#30 - Enforce Online Safety Act against prostitution websites enabling multiple adverts, lacking identity verification.
In order to enforce the provisions in the Online Safety Act requiring websites to take action against trafficking occurring on their sites, Ofcom should take immediate and full enforcement action against any website advertising prostitution that enables the same phone number to be used in multiple adverts, fails to independently verify the age and identify of every individual...
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terms: online
PFD report
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Matthew Flatman
The slow process of proscribing the "legal high" MDAI/Gogaine poses a fatal risk, particularly to users with cardiac problems, requiring accelerated action.
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PFD report
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Arenijus Nedzelskies
Specific synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (5F AKB-48, 5F PB-22) are not controlled substances, and the deceased's chronic misuse was not reported to the DVLA.
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PFD report
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Edward Capovila
Insufficient information regarding unusual methods of fentanyl misuse poses a significant risk of future deaths due to its potential for varied abuse.
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PFD report
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Kimberley Liu
Unregulated websites facilitate dangerous, unchecked sales of prescription-only sedative medications, actively instructing customers to evade detection, which exploits vulnerable individuals and poses a suicide risk.
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