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Ecstasy alert after death at dance party
By ELLEN CONNOLLY and CATRIONA PURCELL
Police and health experts yesterday warned that a dangerous batch of ecstasy had hit Sydney's streets after a young man died and 10 others were taken to hospital during a rave party.
Police are investigating whether the victims at the Happy Valley Full Moon Festival, in Sydney's south west, were sold "fake ecstasy", a tablet containing dangerously high levels of LSD and methylamphetamine, or whether they took a Dutch variety, which
contains the poison strychnine.
**** Lethal Dose of LSD ?? You'd have to swallow a fair bit of Meth, too, wouldn't you ?
Police were worried there would be more deaths of people being sold deadly new amphetamines that they believe is ecstasy.
Chief Inspector Phil Holder said four other people were temporarily hospitalised, including a 19-year-old woman who was found
unconscious near the dead man.
Throughout yesterday many of the 6,000 patrons sought medical treatment for heart and breathing problems, nausea and dehydration. The ambulance took six to hospital for check-ups.
**** From 10 people hospitalised to 6000 ??
A post-mortem will be held today on the 26-year-old Ryde man who collapsed and died at 4.30am yesterday at the festival near
Campbelltown.
The man, believed to be a supermarket manager, arrived at the rave in the Cataract Scout Park about noon on Friday, and had been taking a cocktail of alcohol and illicit drugs, friends said.
"He'd been awake for three days taking a lot of other drugs, drinking and dancing," said friend, Jade.
Jade, 19, said she left her friend, who was a regular at rave parties, for a few minutes to get them both water, and when she returned he
was unconscious.
"I don't think anything could have been done to prevent it [his death]. But I think it was probably the ecstasy."
Inspector Holder said although there had been police at the festival it was "impractical" and "impossible" to search everyone. "It's a
shame that that there is this culture where drugs and these events go together," he said.
At the entrance to the festival was a sign warning party-goers that the promoter "does not accept any liability or risk of injury or loss" next to another sign prohibiting alcohol from being brought into the park.
The promoter would not comment yesterday.
Mr Tristan Potter, 23, from Bexley, said friends camping near where the man died were "pretty freaked out".
"They [security] worked on him for ages," said Mr Potter, who estimated 95 per cent of the party-goers were using some illicit drug
or alcohol.
"Eccy, speed, cocaine - you name it, it's there. I think the thing here is a combination of drugs and alcohol."
Patrons paid $60 for three-day tickets giving access to 12 venues including seven dance areas, chill-out spaces and an outdoor cinema.
As people left the venue many said they had slept or danced through the announcements asking people who felt unwell after taking ecstasy to see ambulance officers.
Mr Paul Dillon, from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, said Sydney was experiencing its most dangerous period because of the many types of ecstasy available on the streets.
"Normally we don't know what is in ecstasy," he said. "This time we can safely say there is some particularly dangerous stuff out there, more so than ever before."
It included a new Australian-made ecstasy which has caused recent deaths in Western Australia, high-grade ecstasy imported from
Holland, a South-East Asian variety that contains LSD, and GBH or fantasy, which is often falsely sold as liquid ecstasy.
**** They mean, GHB is also called "Liquid Ecstacy" ... and the high-grade e's from Holland are dangerous ??
"This sends a very clear warning to current and potential users that there is a lot of weird stuff going around and if they are considering using it they should be so incredibly careful," Mr Dillon said.
**** We're doomed now ... these highly educated reporters are gonna get us all sent to jail !
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