The Prescription Drug Claiming an Increasing Number of Lives Across the UK

Pregabalin has been implicated in over 800 recent drug misuse deaths

An undated photo of 21 year-old Jasmine Duddy from Derry, Northern Ireland who died after taking prescription drug pregabalin on Feb. 2, 2023 Courtesy of Pauline Duddy

A prescription drug used to treat epilepsy is claiming an increasing number of lives across the UK.

Pregabalin—normally prescribed by GPs to treat nerve damage—has been implicated in over 800 recent drug misuse deaths, analysis by The Epoch Times has found.