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A man has been charged over a woman’s death in Canberra, after she was allegedly injected with a lethal dose of heroin earlier this year. The 24-year-old man allegedly had the woman’s consent to be injected with heroin at the time, but failed to seek treatment as the woman was overdosing. “It will be alleged that the man failed to seek medical assistance appropriately and failed to properly administer a life-saving dose of Narcan at the time,” ACT Police said.
While Narcan nasal sprays are freely available and are relatively simple to use, if not used appropriately they provide no assistance to a person who may be overdosing. “The importance of monitoring people after they have consumed illicit substances and immediately calling for medical help if they are unresponsive.” The 24-year-old man was charged on Friday with manslaughter, and administer a declared substance. He was also charged with traffic in cannabis.
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