Coroner: Woman, 23, Died After Taking ‘High Level’ of Anti-Diarrhea Medicine

Coroner: Woman, 23, Died After Taking ‘High Level’ of Anti-Diarrhea Medicine
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A woman died after an overdose of a common household medicine, known to opioid addicts as “poor man’s methadone.”

A coroner announced on Jan. 30 that the 23-year-old mother had taken a “high level” of the over-the-counter drug Immodium, reported the Liverpool Echo.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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