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Users warned over new ‘Ecstasy-style’ drug

Health workers are warning drug users about a new stimulant drug that has hit the streets.

Called 2C-B, the drug is synthetic, or man-made, and is reportedly being sold to buyers as Ecstasy, a traditionally popular party pill.

The warning comes after it emerged that a fairly large consignment of 2C-B, estimated to have a street value in the region of €13,000, was seized by gardaí in Co Kerry.

The discovery — thought to be the first official report of the drug in the country — has prompted drug health workers to issue warnings about the risks to potential users.

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Source: Cormac O’Keeffe, The Irish Examiner, 24/05/2011

Posted by Andy on 05/24 at 07:54 AM in
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