Sunday, 14 July 2013

Health Minister reveals 110 drugs deaths in Ulster

News Letter Sunday 14th July, 2013

Around 110 people died in Northern Ireland last year as a consequence of drugs misuse, the Health Minister has warned. Edwin Poots reiterated the dangers as police continued to investigate a recent spate of eight sudden deaths in the region linked to illegal substances.Two of the deaths have been linked to a lethal batch of fake ecstasy tablets, so-called "Green Rolexes".The type of pills, which are embossed with a crown, have also been linked to seven deaths of young people in Scotland in recent months.The other six sudden deaths being investigated by police in Northern Ireland potentially i...

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