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The HSE has issued a drug alert update in relation to high strength ecstasy tablets at the Electric Picnic.
Blue Punisher tablets were found to contain between 190mg and 260mg of MDMA. The HSE say they look the same but have varying quantities of drugs and some can have twice the average dose.
HSE Drugs Update - High strength 'Blue Punisher' MDMA pills are in circulation at @EPfestival These are varying in strength between 190mg and 260mg. There is an extreme risk of these causing medical emergencies. It’s safer not to use drugs at all but if you do #StartLowGoSlow pic.twitter.com/fsTI7Cb2cU
— HSE Drugs.ie (@drugsdotie) August 17, 2024
The HSE say the tablets pose and “extreme risk” of causing drug emergencies.
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