I was too scared to move : Alarming reports of drug reactions at New Year festivals
8 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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By: Russell Brown
Hundreds of New Year festival-goers have reported alarming symptoms – including paranoia, seizures, severe nausea and inability to sleep for days – after taking chemicals sold to them as MDMA, or ecstasy.
The wave of bad reactions may be yet another consequence of the disruption caused by the Covid pandemic.
The reports, nearly 1000 so far, have come in messages to the harm reduction service Know Your Stuff. I was lying in bed thinking I might die in my sleep but I was too scared to move and get help, reads one message viewed by the Herald.
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Who Is Vladimir Kara-Murza
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