Medics warn of lethal ecstasy powder

Health chiefs have issued a stark warning about a deadly form of ecstasy that has been linked to the deaths of two men in Co Cork.

Medics warn of lethal ecstasy powder
Wed, 12 Sep, 2012 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan and Eoin English

The brown powder, which contains methylamphetamine (MDMA, otherwise known as ecstasy) and paramethoxymethamphetamine (PMMA) was seized for the first time in Cork yesterday.

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