Man died after taking head shop drug

A MAN died after consuming the head shop drug MDPV, which has a similar effect to cocaine, but is 20 to 30 times more potent.

John Edwards, 40, of Shanganagh Cliffs, Shankill, Co Dublin, was found dead in his bedroom by his father Sean Edwards, on the afternoon of March 29, 2010.

A postmortem toxicology screening found 0.13 micrograms per ml of MDPV in Mr Edwards’s blood, which caused his death.