{"id":197201,"date":"2025-06-19T13:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197201\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:10:11","slug":"man-found-unresponsive-following-suspected-drug-overdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197201\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found unresponsive following suspected drug overdose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A cordon has been in place<\/p>\n<p>12:46, 19 Jun 2025Updated 13:37, 19 Jun 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_190625stockportscene1.jpg\" alt=\"Officers at a cordon on Norbury Street, Stockport\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Officers at a cordon on Norbury Street, Stockport(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A man was found unresponsive following a suspected drug overdose in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/stockport\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Stockport<\/a> town centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Emergency services were called to an area behind the Dominos pizza takeaway, on Wellington Road South, at around 9.50pm on Wednesday night (June 18).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/greater-manchester-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Greater Manchester Police<\/a> and the North West Ambulance Service attended following reports of a man having a suspected heart attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">GMP initially said the man was understood to have died, but the force has since clarified he is still alive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It is being treated as a suspected overdose.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_190625stockportscene2.jpg\" alt=\"Officers at a cordon on Norbury Street, Stockport\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Officers at a cordon on Norbury Street, Stockport(Image: Sean Hansford | Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A large amount of drug paraphernalia was seen at the scene on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police returned to the area this morning (Thursday), before forensics officers seized the items and cleared the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A cordon was initially put in place around the entire car park behind Dominos, off Norbury Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">That cordon was later lifted, before officers focused on the immediate area behind the takeaway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Manchester Evening News understands the area had been a hotspot for drug abuse among a number of individuals who are believed to be homeless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A cordon has been in place 12:46, 19 Jun 2025Updated 13:37, 19 Jun 2025 Officers at a 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