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Aus - First use of marijuana ends tragically as man, 20, killed by freight train
HE WAS a son and best mate but hours after his first encounter with drugs, 20-year-old Tom Bond was dead.
In every parent’s nightmare, the young man was hit and killed by a train after what is believed to have been a bad reaction to his first use of marijuana.
Friends said Tom, who was dedicated to his family and health, reacted badly and went into a panic attack before crossing the train line’s safety barrier at Bundamba, Ipswich, in the early hours of yesterday. He was hit by a freight train and killed instantly.
His Ipswich family has been left devastated, with father Andrew Bond last night saying they were grappling to cope with the terrible loss.
“He was really a big-hearted boy who made one silly mistake and paid the ultimate price for it,” he said.
“It’s wrong that he’s gone.”
The grieving father said he did not want any other family to experience their heartache, saying his son was a larrikin who loved a joke.
“He had just figured out he wanted to help people change their lives and get their fitness up,” he said. “He was my son but he was also my best friend.”
Tom studied at St Edmund’s College before getting a job as a membership consultant at Goodlife Gym. He moved to Adelaide briefly but moved back to Queensland to be with his family.
Mr Bond said he was extremely proud of his son, who had been planning to travel to Vanuatu for his 21st birthday this year.
Joel Carter was Tom’s best friend for almost 10 years and said his friend was someone who would do anything for anyone. He said he wanted others to learn from Tom’s death.
“Don’t fall into peer pressure, keep with your close mates who you trust,” he said. “Tom was a kind-hearted person who would do anything for anybody no matter the cost.”
He said he and friends Christopher Christensen and Jake Hodson all planned to stay by each other and travel while they were young and full of life. “We had so many plans ahead for what we were going to do, but he is gone too soon,” he said.
According to a National Drug Strategy Household Survey of Australians, 21 per cent of people aged between 14 and 19 have used cannabis and 46.9 per cent of 20-29-year-olds have used the drug.
While short-term effects include loss of inhibitions and loss of co-ordination, according to the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre marijuana can cause, in extreme cases, fear, anxiety, panic or paranoia, resulting in an aggressive outburst.
Police are continuing their investigations.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...979135938?nk=5231d4c31dfb0274b6a03cb2008796db
HE WAS a son and best mate but hours after his first encounter with drugs, 20-year-old Tom Bond was dead.
In every parent’s nightmare, the young man was hit and killed by a train after what is believed to have been a bad reaction to his first use of marijuana.
Friends said Tom, who was dedicated to his family and health, reacted badly and went into a panic attack before crossing the train line’s safety barrier at Bundamba, Ipswich, in the early hours of yesterday. He was hit by a freight train and killed instantly.
His Ipswich family has been left devastated, with father Andrew Bond last night saying they were grappling to cope with the terrible loss.
“He was really a big-hearted boy who made one silly mistake and paid the ultimate price for it,” he said.
“It’s wrong that he’s gone.”
The grieving father said he did not want any other family to experience their heartache, saying his son was a larrikin who loved a joke.
“He had just figured out he wanted to help people change their lives and get their fitness up,” he said. “He was my son but he was also my best friend.”
Tom studied at St Edmund’s College before getting a job as a membership consultant at Goodlife Gym. He moved to Adelaide briefly but moved back to Queensland to be with his family.
Mr Bond said he was extremely proud of his son, who had been planning to travel to Vanuatu for his 21st birthday this year.
Joel Carter was Tom’s best friend for almost 10 years and said his friend was someone who would do anything for anyone. He said he wanted others to learn from Tom’s death.
“Don’t fall into peer pressure, keep with your close mates who you trust,” he said. “Tom was a kind-hearted person who would do anything for anybody no matter the cost.”
He said he and friends Christopher Christensen and Jake Hodson all planned to stay by each other and travel while they were young and full of life. “We had so many plans ahead for what we were going to do, but he is gone too soon,” he said.
According to a National Drug Strategy Household Survey of Australians, 21 per cent of people aged between 14 and 19 have used cannabis and 46.9 per cent of 20-29-year-olds have used the drug.
While short-term effects include loss of inhibitions and loss of co-ordination, according to the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre marijuana can cause, in extreme cases, fear, anxiety, panic or paranoia, resulting in an aggressive outburst.
Police are continuing their investigations.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...979135938?nk=5231d4c31dfb0274b6a03cb2008796db
