Two years on from the death of Jeni Larmour in student accommodation in Newcastle, the city's universities are "constantly evolving" in their approach to reducing the harm caused by drugs and alcohol.
Newcastle University student Ms Larmour, 18, died on her first night in her halls of residence and an inquest this week confirmed a verdict of "death by misadventure" - she had been drinking and also consumed a quantity of the drug ketamine "provided to her by another" before her death. At the inquest, a senior university figure said it "could never do enough" to support its students in this area.
Ms Larmour died on October 3, 2020. Two academic years later, both Newcastle and Northumbria Universities have explained how the provision of support and advice when it comes to drugs and alcohol has expanded as part of a "multi-faceted" effort to reduce harm.
