28-519: 41°56′59″N 87°39′32″W / 41.94972°N 87.65889°W / 41.94972; -87.65889 Metro (formerly the Stages Music Hall and Cabaret Metro ) is a concert hall in Chicago, Illinois , United States, that plays host to a variety of local, regional and national emerging bands and musicians. The Metro was first opened in 1982. The capacity is 1,100, divided between
56-568: A concert for R.E.M. The July 25 show was a success, and Shanahan began booking the club's weekend slots, gradually taking over the main floor of Stages. He then moved Smart Bar from the fourth floor to the basement of the building. Metro, then called "Stages Music Hall", was re-opened as a live music venue in its current space. At first, the Metro primarily hosted local bands, like Naked Raygun and Big Black , but it quickly began to book national acts, including New York's Sonic Youth , Samhain and
84-519: A figure of 300,000 deaths per year in the world through drug overdose. 1,015,060 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 to 2019. 22 people out of every 100,000 died from drug overdoses in 2019 in the US. From 1999 to Feb 2019 in the United States, more than 770,000 people have died from drug overdoses. In the US around 107,500 people died in the 12-month period ending August 31, 2022, at
112-760: A free public concert at Millennium Park 's Jay Pritzker Pavilion with the Decemberists backed by the Grant Park Orchestra . On July 21, 2007, Metro held an employee reunion and public party to count down the hours to the official anniversary at midnight on July 22, 2007. On October 11, 2007, Metro's owner Joe Shanahan was awarded a Recording Academy Honors from the Chicago Chapter of the Recording Academy in recognition of Metro's 25 years. Concert hall A concert hall
140-656: A live album at Metro on March 28, 1992. Bands from Britain, such as Oasis and the Manic Street Preachers , played their early US gigs at the Metro. The original lineup of the Smashing Pumpkins played their first and last gigs at the Metro. The Metro also hosted one of the last Blind Melon shows with Shannon Hoon on September 27, 1995. Hoon died of a drug overdose less than a month later. Additionally, Jeff Buckley filmed Live in Chicago at
168-409: A long-standing relationship with Chicago's Jam Productions. In the 1990s the club booked grunge and alternative music. Material Issue , Smashing Pumpkins , Urge Overkill , Liz Phair and Veruca Salt began their careers in Metro. Seattle bands included Nirvana , Soundgarden and Mudhoney , and Los Angeles bands included Jane's Addiction and Perry Farrell . Seattle-based Pearl Jam recorded
196-512: A low enough dosage. Drug overdose is sometimes used as a means to commit suicide , as the result of intentional or unintentional misuse of medication . Intentional misuse leading to overdose can include using prescribed or non-prescribed drugs in excessive quantities in an attempt to produce euphoria . Usage of illicit drugs , in large quantities, or after a period of drug abstinence can also induce overdose. Cocaine and opioid users who inject intravenously can easily overdose accidentally, as
224-500: A medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that in 2005 more than 22,000 American people died due to overdoses, and the number is growing rapidly. Paulozzi also testified that all available evidence suggests unintentional overdose deaths are related to the increasing use of prescription drugs, especially opioid painkillers. However, the vast majority of overdoses are also attributable to alcohol . It
252-430: A rate of 294 deaths per day. 70,630 people died from drug overdoses in 2019. The U.S. drug overdose death rate has gone from 2.5 per 100,000 people in 1968 to 21.5 per 100,000 in 2019. The National Center for Health Statistics reports that 19,250 people died of accidental poisoning in the U.S. in the year 2004 (eight deaths per 100,000 population). In 2008 testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Leonard J. Paulozzi,
280-460: Is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats. This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention centres that may occasionally be used for concerts. Brod Tambura Orchestra The Lark Balbriggan See also Broadway theatre for a listing of the theatres that support Broadway shows. Drug overdose A drug overdose ( overdose or OD )
308-562: Is often misused as a descriptor for adverse drug reactions or negative drug interactions due to mixing multiple drugs simultaneously . Signs and symptoms of an overdose vary depending on the drug or exposure to toxins . The symptoms can often be divided into differing toxidromes . This can help one determine what class of drug or toxin is causing the difficulties. Symptoms of opioid overdoses include slow breathing, heart rate and pulse. Opioid overdoses can also cause pinpoint pupils, and blue lips and nails due to low levels of oxygen in
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#1732780761992336-457: Is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. Typically it is used for cases when a risk to health will potentially result. An overdose may result in a toxic state or death . The word "overdose" implies that there is a common safe dosage and usage for the drug; therefore, the term is commonly applied only to drugs, not poisons , even though many poisons as well are harmless at
364-540: Is the initial treatment of an overdose. Ventilation is considered when there is a low respiratory rate or when blood gases show the person to be hypoxic . Monitoring of the patient should continue before and throughout the treatment process, with particular attention to temperature, pulse , respiratory rate , blood pressure , urine output, electrocardiography (ECG) and O 2 saturation. Poison control centers and medical toxicologists are available in many areas to provide guidance in overdoses both to physicians and to
392-1015: Is very rare for a victim of an overdose to have consumed just one drug. Most overdoses occur when drugs are ingested in combination with alcohol. Drug overdose was the leading cause of injury death in 2013. Among people 25 to 64 years old, drug overdose caused more deaths than motor vehicle traffic crashes. There were 43,982 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2013. Of these, 22,767 (51.8%) were related to prescription drugs. The 22,767 deaths relating to prescription drug overdose in 2013, 16,235 (71.3%) involved opioid painkillers, and 6,973 (30.6%) involved benzodiazepines . Drug misuse and abuse caused about 2.5 million emergency department (ED) visits in 2011. Of these, more than 1.4 million ED visits were related to prescription drugs. Among those ED visits, 501,207 visits were related to anti-anxiety and insomnia medications, and 420,040 visits were related to opioid analgesics. New CDC data in 2024 demonstrates U.S. drug overdose deaths have significantly declined, marking
420-598: The Ramones , California's X , Metallica and The Bangles , Minneapolis' The Replacements , Hüsker Dü and Soul Asylum , Athens' R.E.M. and Pylon , and Texas' Butthole Surfers . During the Metro's first year of business, it hosted New Order , Depeche Mode , Killing Joke , Billy Idol and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark . Metro booked many early industrial music bands, including Cabaret Voltaire , KMFDM , and Einstürzende Neubauten . During this time, Metro began
448-410: The U.S. state of North Carolina, and have been replicated in the U.S. military. Nevertheless, scale-up of healthcare-based opioid overdose interventions is limited by providers' insufficient knowledge and negative attitudes towards prescribing take-home naloxone to prevent opioid overdose. Programs training police and fire personnel in opioid overdose response using naloxone have also shown promise in
476-489: The potency , which is a factor in overdosing. For example, lean is usually created as a drinkable mixture, the cough syrup is combined with soft drinks, especially fruit-flavored drinks such as Sprite , Mountain Dew or Fanta , and is typically served in a foam cup . A hard candy, usually a Jolly Rancher , may be added to give the mixture a sweeter flavor. The substance that has been taken may often be determined by asking
504-664: The Metro, his only concert DVD before dying. Other artists and bands that performed at the venue included Metallica , James Brown , Iggy Pop , George Clinton , Joe Strummer and Prince , The White Stripes , Alkaline Trio , The Killers , No Doubt , They Might Be Giants , Phish , Disturbed , Chevelle , Travis , Jimmy Eat World , Interpol , The Strokes , The Frames , Jack Johnson , Kanye West , Pearl Jam , Atmosphere , Aesop Rock , Moby , The Faint , Fatboy Slim , Arctic Monkeys , Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Plain White T's , The Brian Jonestown Massacre , The Academy Is... , Chance
532-466: The Rapper , Green Day , Fall Out Boy , and Kill Hannah . Local bands can get booked at Metro through the same method used in the club's earliest days, sending a demo. Bob Dylan performed two shows at Metro to celebrate the club's 15th anniversary. Chicago favorites Alkaline Trio recently celebrated playing 30 sold out shows at the venue. On July 22, 2007, Metro celebrated its 25th anniversary, with
560-414: The U.S. Supervised injection sites (also known as overdose prevention centers) have been used to help prevent drug overdoses by offering opioid reversal medications such as naloxone, medical assistance and treatment options. They also provide clean needles to help prevent the spread of diseases like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis . Stabilization of the person's airway, breathing, and circulation ( ABCs )
588-530: The assumption of suicide . The distribution of naloxone to injection drug users and other opioid drug users decreases the risk of death from overdose. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that U.S. programs for drug users and their caregivers prescribing take-home doses of naloxone and training on its utilization are estimated to have prevented 10,000 opioid overdose deaths. Healthcare institution-based naloxone prescription programs have also helped reduce rates of opioid overdose in
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#1732780761992616-406: The blood. A person experiencing an opioid overdose might also have muscle spasms, seizures and decreased consciousness. A person experiencing an opiate overdose usually will not wake up, even if their name is called or they are shaken vigorously. The drugs or toxins that are most frequently involved in overdose and death (grouped by ICD-10 ): Masking undesired taste may impair judgement of
644-504: The general public. Specific antidotes are available for certain overdoses. For example, naloxone is the antidote for opiates such as heroin or morphine . Similarly, benzodiazepine overdoses may be effectively reversed with flumazenil . As a nonspecific antidote, activated charcoal is frequently recommended if available within one hour of the ingestion and the ingestion is significant. Gastric lavage , syrup of ipecac , and whole bowel irrigation are rarely used. The UN gives
672-574: The main floor and the balcony. The building housing Metro also houses Smart Bar underneath the main venue. In the late 1970s, Joe Shanahan, having experienced the art, music and dance culture in New York City, created a club to host creative acts in Chicago. Shanahan was directed to the Northside Auditorium Building. The building was originally built in 1927 as a Swedish Community Center. When Shanahan came across it, it
700-447: The margin between a pleasurable drug sensation and an overdose is small. Unintentional misuse can include errors in dosage caused by failure to read or understand product labels. Accidental overdoses may also be the result of over-prescription, failure to recognize a drug's active ingredient or unwitting ingestion by children. A common unintentional overdose in young children involves multivitamins containing iron . The term 'overdose'
728-523: The person. However, if they will not, or cannot, due to an altered level of consciousness , provide this information, a search of the home or questioning of friends and family may be helpful. Examination for toxidromes , drug testing, or laboratory test may be helpful. Other laboratory test such as glucose , urea and electrolytes , paracetamol levels and salicylate levels are typically done. Negative drug-drug interactions have sometimes been misdiagnosed as an acute drug overdose, occasionally leading to
756-456: The potential for the first year with fewer than 100,000 fatalities since 2020. The CDC data shows a nearly 17% drop in reported overdose deaths during the 12 months ending in June, totaling 93,087. This is a notable decrease from the 111,615 deaths recorded in the same period ending in June 2023. While the opioid crisis continues to take a heavy toll, fentanyl remains a major driver, contributing to
784-648: Was home to a jazz/folk club, Stages. Shanahan opened "Smart Bar" in July 1982 as a dance club , mixing a variety of the new genres of the time. Smart Bar was on the fourth floor of the building, which now houses the offices of the Metro staff. DJ Frankie Knuckles performed regularly, while DJ Joe Smooth "Promised Land" played Thursday and Saturday evenings primetime until 1985. Ministry and similar bands performed their new industrial music by playing tapes of newly recorded songs. In late July 1982, Shanahan, through his production company Latest Creations, booked and promoted
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