UK - ‘Legal high’ student’s death was caused by ecstasy

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Published on Thursday 31 January 2013 15:32

A student whose suspected death from a “legal high” caused a national outcry was killed by the class A drug ecstasy.

• Teenager’s death sparked crackdown on legal highs

• Death certificate reveals Class A was to blame

Alex Heriot, 19, collapsed at the Rock Ness music festival in June last year after reportedly taking Benzo Fury. His death prompted calls for a crackdown on legal highs – drugs which are chemically related to banned substances but are typically sold as “plant food” or “bath salts”. But the recently-issued death certificate for the Edinburgh teenager reveals that the cause of death was “ecstasy toxicity”. The Crown Office has confirmed that, despite a major investigation, no-one will be prosecuted for supplying the ecstasy to Alex and his friends.

One drug expert said the case of Alex Heriot was a reminder to drug users and the authorities alike that existing Class A substances continue to claim the lives of Scots each year.
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Why would the cause of death say "ecstasy toxicity"? Do they mean MDMA? If so, why does it not say that.. Surely "ecstasy" is a bit vague for something like that..
 
redredred said:
Why would the cause of death say "ecstasy toxicity"? Do they mean MDMA? If so, why does it not say that.. Surely "ecstasy" is a bit vague for something like that..
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They would never even know the difference. Probably themselves have no idea what ecstasy even is/means
 
Lets stand by and wait for all the papers to print '6-apb hasnt killed anybody before, we were wrong'.
 
Drug experts called for a radical overhaul of drug laws to ban all legal highs until they could be proved safe.
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I'm all for drugs being tested before being brought to market, but how do they go about banning everything else? Is all matter banned by default?
 
One drug expert said the case of Alex Heriot was a reminder to drug users and the authorities alike that existing Class A substances continue to claim the lives of Scots each year.
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Dont forget that alcohol kills too.
 
plmar said:
They would never even know the difference. Probably themselves have no idea what ecstasy even is/means
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Ecstasy = MDMA.. Pills sold as ecstasy that contain no MDMA are not ecstasy pills.. Same as powder sold as heroin that contains no diamorphine isn't heroin.
 
If I remember correctly, the deaths involved the consumption of a range of substances that included alcohol. It is remarkable that when someone dies from taking a combination of substances the only factor mentioned is the Class-A drug. However, I have not read the original report by the coroner and this could well include that the deceased had consumed a range of substances, including alcohol. Obvious point, but I find it fascinating how newspapers 'filter' information.
 
A death occurred in Jersey, Channel Islands in 2012 which was blamed on "Benzo Fury".

It turned out that the lad that had died had consumed 13 Benzo Fury tablets, Alcohol, Cocaine and Methoxetamine over a period of 72 hours.

Of course "Benzo Fury" was the official cause and is now Class B in Jersey...
 
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