DASH warns against 'Superman-branded' drug

Saturday, 31 January 2015 00:00

Local drugs charity DASH has put out a warning about a dangerous new Ecstasy tablet.

The 'Superman'-branded red pills have been found to contain large quantities of PMMA - a more potent chemical to the usual MDMA.

It's so far been linked to four deaths in the UK since Christmas.

Shelly Stanley of DASH says there's every chance the tablet could currently be in circulation on Island:

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