"A coroner has warned that there is no safe quantity of cocaine that can be consumed following the death of a young Dublin man two years ago from an overdose of the drug. A sitting of Dublin District Coroner's Court heard that Wayne Hegarty (20) was found dead in the attic of his home at Foxhill Avenue, Donaghmede, Dublin 13 on December 17, 2023."
"Although the quantity of cocaine in Wayne Hegarty's body was not particularly high, the coroner said it was still at a level which could cause death. A coroner has warned that there is no safe quantity of cocaine that can be consumed following the death of a young Dublin man two years ago from an overdose of the drug."
Wayne Hegarty, aged 20, was discovered dead in the attic of his home at Foxhill Avenue, Donaghmede, Dublin 13 on December 17, 2023. Toxicology showed a quantity of cocaine that was not particularly high, but the coroner stated the level present could still cause death. The coroner warned that there is no safe quantity of cocaine that can be consumed. A sitting of Dublin District Coroner's Court heard the details of the death. The fatality was attributed to a cocaine overdose, highlighting the lethal risk posed by even relatively low amounts of the drug.
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