At least five users in the north-west of England have died after ingesting PMA – sold as ecstasy pills. PMA implicated in ecstasy deaths (PDF)
Tag Archive for deaths
Druglink article 2013 – Lab-coated pills by Mike Power
With users in the UK dying from ecstasy tablets containing PMA, are Dutch pill – testing strategies the way forward? Or are users lulled into a false sense of security? Mike Power investigates Lab-coated pills (PDF)
Druglink article 1999 – Touchy subject, explosive matter: volatile substance abuse by Keith Owen
Solvent abuse kills more young people than ecstasy, the law tries to restrict supply but what about service provision? Touchy subject, explosive matter: volatile substance abuse (PDF)
Druglink news item 2013 – Mad about Molly by Max Daly
This summer a series of deaths of young people after taking the party drug Molly shocked America’s resurgent rave scene. Mad about Molly (PDF)
Druglink article 2013 – Dignity in death by Chrissie Dawson
Could the Six Steps of the national End of Life Care Pathway be applied to support people who are homeless and use substances? In Southampton, the rise in frequency of hospital attendance at A&E among people who were homeless and using substances, particularly alcohol, prompted commissioners…
Druglink article 2013 – Not sorted for E’s or whizz by Harry Shapiro
While the forensic information has yet to be made public, the tragic death of Nick Bonnie at the Warehouse Project in Manchester (28 September) appears to be the latest in a series of deaths linked either to strong ecstasy or the PMA ecstasy combination. Up until…
Druglink article 2014 – A hidden threat by Mike Power
Much of the media hype around the rise in legal high deaths mask trends that are far more newsworthy and alarming, says Mike Power. A hidden threat (PDF)
Druglink article 2014 – Smack is back… but not here by Max Daly
The recent death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman has shed light on what appears to be a new heroin epidemic in America. Heroin use is on the wane in Britain. The battle against a drug that blighted many impoverished areas in the 1980s and 1990s…
Druglink news item 2014 – Children at risk
Adfam, the national charity for families affected by drugs and alcohol, have published a new report that shines a light on one of the murkier corners of addiction treatment. Medications in drug treatment: tackling the risks to children addresses the dangers presented to children when they ingest…
Druglink article 2014 – Driven by loss: Don’t be in the dark about legal highs by Max Daly
Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, Anne-Marie Cockburn and Maryon Stewart were all left shocked and grief stricken when their children died after taking drugs. But they all have something else in common too. They are campaigning and agitating to make sure other parents do not have to…