A series of stories on DNP tonight:
Rest of story here:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/13/uk-raids-suspected-suppliers-of-deadly-diet-drug-dnp
Followed by:
https://www.theguardian.com/society...d-uk-sales-of-dangerous-bodybuilding-drug-dnp
And then:
https://www.theguardian.com/society...om-the-inside-out-what-are-the-effects-of-dnp
UK raids uncover suspected suppliers of deadly diet drug
Exclusive: US bodybuilding star and an ex-conman are linked to UK sales of the toxic diet drug DNP following searches on premises in Cumbria
A series of raids in northern England has uncovered an operation suspected of selling a deadly fat-burning chemical used by bodybuilders that has killed eight young people in Britain in the last two years.
Around 11 kilos of the chemical 2,4-dinitrophenol, known as DNP, was found last month at premises in Wigton, Cumbria, alongside other legal supplements and equipment that could be used for making tablets.
The premises are believed to be used by a company called Enhanced Athlete Europe, set up by a flamboyant ex-lawyer turned bodybuilding star who calls himself Dr Huge and has his own YouTube channel on which he extols the virtues of “the world’s most dangerous fat loss drug”.
DNP is a fertiliser that can be used in explosives. Because it is not intended for human consumption, it is not regulated by the drug licensing authority but by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The raid last month was led by their National Food Crime Unit.
Rest of story here:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/13/uk-raids-suspected-suppliers-of-deadly-diet-drug-dnp
Followed by:
'Dr Huge': the champion of dangerous weight-loss drug DNP
Former US champion bodybuilder, Charles ‘Dr Huge’ Hughes and convicted fraudster, Scott Cavell, market the deadly pills online through their company Enhanced Athlete
https://www.theguardian.com/society...d-uk-sales-of-dangerous-bodybuilding-drug-dnp
And then:
'I felt like I was burning up from the inside out': what are the effects of DNP?
Eight people have died in Britain in the last two years taking the drug. Other users have said it left them sweating, faint and unable to function
https://www.theguardian.com/society...om-the-inside-out-what-are-the-effects-of-dnp