NSW warns of high-dose MDMA tablets circulating at music festivals
High-dose MDMA tablets found at Sydney music festivals pose serious health risks including seizures and death in hot environments.
NSW Health warned people after high-dose MDMA tablets were found at the Knockout Outdoor music festival in Sydney on Saturday. The tablets are spreading across NSW.
These tablets pose a serious risk in hot festival settings where body temperature can rise fast. MDMA can trigger severe agitation, seizures, irregular heartbeat, and death.
The risk grows when mixed with other stimulants or when taken in multiple doses quickly. The amount of MDMA in any tablet varies widely, even in the same batch.
Users cannot know what they are taking. NSW Health asks anyone who feels unwell after using drugs to call triple-0 right away.
Getting help will not get you in legal trouble.
- Knockout Outdoor music festival, Sydney
- Detection site
- Seizures, irregular heart rhythm, death
- Serious risks
Why it mattersFestival-goers and summer event guests need to know about a serious health threat spreading as the busy festival season starts.
AustraliaNSW residents, particularly younger people at festivals, face an elevated overdose risk from batches now circulating across the state.
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