She died five days later, having been given diamorphine and sedatives on a continuous basis.
Some moved on to sedatives and painkillers, but those too have become less dangerous.
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He has been successfully with sedatives, but the man's symptoms recur if he eats chocolate.
"Administering the correct amount of sedatives is a commonly discussed problem in the medical world, " Chase says.
In some cases, he said, doctors have to use prescription sedatives that are typically reserved for surgery.
The coroner ruled his death was caused by a fatal combination of sedatives and the surgical anesthetic propofol.
The Los Angeles County coroner ruled that Jackson had died from an overdose of propofol in combination with sedatives.
Around one fifth of respondents said they had used sedatives, tranquilisers and anti-depressants.
The coroner ruled Jackson had died from an overdose of propofol in combination with several sedatives on June 25, 2009.
Rogers concluded that a propofol overdose killed Jackson, although several sedatives Murray gave him that morning contributed to his death.
The sedatives only fuelled his morbid fantasies, said Bergwall, who at the time had changed his name to Thomas Quick.
He died alone in a seaside hotel in Rimini, with ten opened packets of prescription sedatives scattered round the room.
Pou administered painkillers and sedatives "to help the patients that were having pain and sedate the patients who were anxious, " she acknowledged.
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U. team injected him with antibiotics and sedatives, put a breathing tube down his throat, and forced pure oxygen into his lungs.
American father-of-two Mr Ewert died in September 2006 after drinking a mixture of sedatives and using his teeth to turn off his ventilator.
Virginia Helena Soares de Souza recruited a group of doctors to help administer lethal doses of anesthetics, sedatives and painkillers, according to authorities.
Prof Robin Ferner said the amount of painkillers and sedatives given to Mrs Richards would normally only be given to someone who was dying.
Twenty-four percent of females compared with 17% of males said they had used sedatives and tranquilisers, while 28% of females compared with 15% of males admitted using anti-depressants.
Prosecutors said Gosnell had run a filthy "house of horrors" with unqualified staff - including those who administered a lethal dose of sedatives to Karnamaya Mongar, a 41-year-old refugee from Nepal.
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Along with the song, Murray talked about his role in the death of Michael Jackson, who the coroner ruled died from a lethal combination of sedatives and the surgical anesthetic propofol.
"There was very little in the way of intervention in Victorian times - sometimes spirits such as brandy or whiskey were used as tonics, and occasionally sedatives were prescribed, " he said.
Estimated hospitalizations for poisoning by prescription opioids, sedatives and tranquilizers increased 65 percent from 1999 to 2006, according to a study in the May edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
The trial is expected to focus on Conrad Murray, the former cardiologist who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 for administering a combination of sedatives and the anaesthetic propofol that killed Jackson.
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It may also be helpful to avoid certain drugs such as sleeping pills or other sedatives and alcohol, which can all make the area around the throat relaxed and somewhat floppy while sleeping.
Jackson died on the morning of June 25, 2009, after a long, sleepless night in which Murray used sedatives and propofol to treat his insomnia, according to court testimony in the doctor's criminal trial.
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