Tuesday, January 26th 2016 | uccexpress.ie | Volume 19 | Issue 8
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SCENE OF TRAGEDY: Location of the fatal house party where several died following consumption of ‘N-Bomb’ drug
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Drug Leaves Six in Hospital in Cork
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Zoë Cashman - News Editor Last Tuesday, six young people, aged 18 to 37, were admitted to hospital after taking a psychoactive substance, called 25I-NBOMe, while at a house party in Cork. The HSE confirmed that emergency services were called to the property on the South side of the city in the early hours of the morning. Gerard Banks, who raised the alarm after hearing “crazy shouting” coming from the house, said the scene inside “was like
something from CSI”. “The bedroom was covered in blood, walls, floor, bed and even curtains” Banks said. He went on to say that there was a man and woman naked covered in blood, the naked man was smashing up the house and another man was on the floor in cardiac arrest with major breathing problems. “It’s really scary stuff and we need to make everyone aware of these dangers” Banks concluded. A gardaí statement said: “A
number of young people were admitted to CUH following the ingestion of a psychoactive substance”. Specific information about the drugs has not been released, but the HSE believes they were “new psychoactive substances similar to those products previously sold in headshops”. According to the HSE, “these drugs can be sold in tablet, powder or liquid form and are consumed at parties or clubs for their stimulant, mood altering and in some cases, aphrodisiac
effect”. Side effects of the drug can include paranoia, hallucinations, gastrointestinal issues and kidney problems. (Continued on Page 3...)
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