A doctor has warned festival-goers who take illegal drugs to be aware of the risks, particularly considering the rise in high strength MDMA/ecstasy across Europe.
Dr Dr Eamon Keenan, HSE’s National Clinical Lead-Addiction Services, said that while the HSE advises people not to use drugs at all, the reality is that drugs are taken at festivals.
Earlier this month Jack Downey (19) from Clonmel tragically died after taking a substance at a festival in Cork and in the UK this weekend two teenagers died of suspected drug overdoses at a festival and a nightclub.
With Electric Picnic taking place across three days in Stradbally, Co Laois this weekend, Dr Keenan is keen to highlight harm reduction practices for those revellers who choose to take illegal substances, some of whom may be inexperienced in doing so.
Source: Aoife Kelly, Irish Independent, 28th August 2019
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