IT was 5.30am when police knocked on the door of Fiona and Tim Spargo-Maggs to explain their son Dan was fighting for his life in intensive care.Days later, as his parents and brother Jacob, now 29, kept vigil over his hospital bed, Dan tragically passed away.'DEATHLY UNWELL'was so strong, 12 times stronger than had caused fatalities in the past.
At Parklife in Manchester earlier this month, The Loop tested samples of green, purple and grey-coloured ecstasy tablets which had either been seized by The fear is young ravers could be at risk if they have been used to taking lower strength pills in the past four years and are caught unawares by the new super-strength drugs.Dan's parents describe him as a bright, articulate, funny son who was much loved at his school, Archbishop Tenison CE High School in Croydon, where he was voted 'Prom King' at the end of Year 11.
As a result of taking MDMA, Dan’s body temperature soared to 42⁰C and above. At this temperature, the body’s organs can’t cope and they shut down.For a couple of hours his friends couldn’t find him, and when they did he was propped up outside the building in the rain with paramedics.They were told that because his legs were swelling, he needed an operation to cut them open to relieve the pressure, or they would have had to have been amputated.
“We had had conversations about drugs at home. Of my two boys Dan was always the one who was up for a new experience, he was curious, a bit outrageous."But I knew of either of them, if someone was going to try something it would be more likely to be Dan.GCSEs "And in a way that was his downfall because sipping it is a good way to gauge how strong something is. Everyone else was fine.”As festival season gets into full swing with Glastonbury this weekend, Fiona and the Foundation are urging parents to have conversations with their kids to ensure they are fully-prepared for any risks they encounter.as part of its efforts to “meet festival attendees where they’re at”, with estimates that more than half of festival-goers take drugs.
“Make sure they check out where the welfare or medical area is in case they need it. Make sure that they know that they can always call you.
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