Young girl took eight ecstasy tablets a day to keep slim

ECSTASY tablets are being taken by youngsters to lose weight, causing irreparable damage to vital organs, delegates at a nursing convention heard yesterday.

Addressing the SIPTU nurses conference in Killarney, Detective Garda John Evans said a young girl he had dealt with was taking eight ecstasy tablets a day to keep slim.

Another young man had gone from 17 stone to nine stone.