Ibiza holiday-makers warned to avoid lethal ‘liquid ecstasy’

HOLIDAY-MAKERS heading for Ibiza’s famed clubs are being warned to steer clear of a potentially lethal drug which is causing two people a day to lapse into comas.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2002 - 01:00

Fionnuala Quinlan

The colourless, odourless anaesthetic known as liquid ecstasy can cause sickness, fits and comas and is responsible for 12 deaths in Britain.

GHB short for gammahydroxbutyrate can be fatal when mixed with alcohol.

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Courts Crime Place: Ibiza Place: Britain Place: Balearic Islands Place: Majorca Place: Menorca Place: UK Person: Dr Person: Francisco Mueles Person: Mueles Person: Mat Southwell Person: Lenny Krarup Organisation: BBC One Organisation: Irish Travel Agents' Association Organisation: GHB Organisation: Dance Drugs Alliance Organisation: Garda

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