A health warning was issued yesterday after three people were hospitalised as a result of a bad batch of the party drug ecstasy.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) said that the rogue batch was dangerous and prompted a severe reaction among those who took the pills.
Doctors treated the patients who presented at the emergency department of South Tipperary General Hospital in Clonmel for severe stomach cramps, hallucinations, jaw clenching and teeth grinding.
Tests showed that people with these symptoms had taken a drug containing a combination of chemicals. These included MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy, plus the psychedelic compound MDA and the amphetamine-type stimulant MDEA.
Source: Eimear Ni Bhraonain, Irish Independent, 15/12/2011
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