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veggie

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[AU] Mass drug overdose at Melbourne rave Hardmission Festival
#28613230 - 01/07/24 04:44 PM (20 days, 6 hours ago) |
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Mass drug overdose at Melbourne rave Hardmission Festival January 7, 2024 - news.com.au
Eight people have been left in a critical condition following a suspected ecstasy overdose at a Melbourne festival over the weekend.
A worrying image has emerged online as eight people have been left fighting for their lives following a suspected mass drug overdose at a rave in Melbourne.
Partygoers at the Hardmission Festival at Flemington Racecourse were rushed to hospital on Saturday night after reportedly overdosing on ecstasy.
Eight people were left in critical conditions, including seven who were placed in induced comas.
It’s believed those at the festival had overdosed on methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as MDMA.
Photos and videos shared on social media show crowds partying at the electronic music event, as temperatures rose to 32C.
One image taken from video footage and shared by the Herald Sun shows a partygoer holding up his phone with the word “CAPS?” on the screen.
Caps is used to describe a broad range of illegal drugs in capsules.
Victorian Ambulance Union general secretary Danny Hill described the situation at the event as “dire”.
“There were a lot of patients overdosing on MDMA, quite a number of them were critically unwell,” he told the Herald Sun.
“Seven patients had to be placed into an induced coma by our mobile intensive care ambulance paramedics and a breathing tube placed into their throat, so they were fully sedated.”
“They had to bring paramedics in from other parts of the city to assist with it – it shows how dire the situation was.”
Hardmission Festival organisers shared a post on social media ahead of the event, announcing volunteers from DanceWize, and alcohol and drugs harm reduction program would be on-site at the festival.
“Hardmission is committed to ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all our attendees. As part of our dedication to harm minimisation, we are proud to announce the presence of DanceWize at the event,” Hardmission Festival wrote on Friday.
“Remember, we’re here to look out for one another and create an environment where everyone can enjoy the music responsibly.”
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Re: [AU] Mass drug overdose at Melbourne rave Hardmission Festival [Re: veggie]
#28614254 - 01/08/24 04:20 PM (19 days, 6 hours ago) |
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Is it ODs, some other drug, or heat stroke?
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Re: [AU] Mass drug overdose at Melbourne rave Hardmission Festival [Re: viraldrome]
#28615290 - 01/09/24 01:39 PM (18 days, 9 hours ago) |
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viraldrome said: Is it ODs, some other drug, or heat stroke?
ODs caused by MDMA and worsened by heat leading to heat stroke or death. There are a few kinds of pills in Australia that are 400mg of dutch cola MDMA each. If someone takes just one of those and it reaches too hot they could overheat, if they took one and a half they could drop out or even die.
At that point your brain is literally cooking itself alive due to the temperature it's reaching and the serotonin load it's taking. I hope they all live, but they are going to be mildly retarded compared to before.
Serotonin toxidrome is bad enough I had it, it left me with 7 months of feeling like I was a fucking retarded zombie. I actually know what its like to feel retarded now, but my brain reached a new homeostasis that is okay with me, but I bet like 5% of my brain was just knocked out because of that.
Serotonin syndrome is like that on steroids to the point you fucking die and all of those people most likely had it. I pray they just had the toxidrome and have a speedy recovery.
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Re: [AU] Mass drug overdose at Melbourne rave Hardmission Festival [Re: Typerwritermonky]
#28617691 - 01/11/24 02:13 PM (16 days, 8 hours ago) |
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So you had the Serotonin toxidrome from MDMA or some other drug? Shrooms probably healed your brain too right?
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Re: [AU] Mass drug overdose at Melbourne rave Hardmission Festival [Re: veggie] 1
#28617739 - 01/11/24 02:59 PM (16 days, 7 hours ago) |
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400mg of MDMA per dose... I'd likely lose my temper in a bad way if I was in front of the person who made that choice.
Meth does the same thing, too much in a person without tolerance and it raises their body temp to dangerous levels, it literally cooks their brain leading to denaturing of proteins. This is one of the few ways that meth and MDMA, which is just a variation of meth, can cause permanent damage that is not able to be healed.
If someone you know takes too much of this kinda stuff get them into a cold shower and keep it on them during the peak. Keep them hydrated too. Even having them eat a bit of salt can help, sodium deficiency potentiates some of the effects of amphetamines. A cold shower can save someone from a really nasty fate. I've met a couple of people whose lives have been saved this way.
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Re: [AU] Mass drug overdose at Melbourne rave Hardmission Festival [Re: Nillion]
#28618069 - 01/11/24 08:21 PM (16 days, 2 hours ago) |
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400 mg in one pill is insane that's why i prefer powder. Imagine you took 2, because last time you took two. But last time they were normally dosed at 100.
Australia seems to have way more of these mass casualty events than the UK or North America. Its difficult to determine whats happening i'm sure the drinking culture plays a part with the heat too. The media doesn't follow up either. I see people charged for selling pills that kill but you never find out whats in them (i did a bit of searching), or how much. The media down there is just like drugs are scary and bad, period. I found out they fucking strip search people at festivals, what an invasion of your rights. Insane overkill that kills.
At least one girl last year swallowed her whole stash before entry to festival because she feared getting searched and died.
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Re: [AU] Mass drug overdose at Melbourne rave Hardmission Festival [Re: viraldrome]
#28619201 - 01/12/24 09:11 PM (15 days, 1 hour ago) |
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viraldrome said: Is it ODs, some other drug, or heat stroke?
Update ...
Mass overdose caused by heat, high MDMA dose and contaminants January 12, 2024 - The Age
A mass overdose at a Melbourne music festival was not caused by a single bad batch of MDMA but a variety of contaminants, high concentrations of the party drug and people overheating on the 33-degree day, the state’s health department has found.
Nine people were hospitalised in a critical condition last Saturday after the Hardmission electronic music festival in Flemington. Three people – two men in their 20s and a woman in her late teens – were still fighting for life on Friday and a man in his 20s remained in a serious condition.
The Department of Health took blood tests from seven of the patients and on Friday issued a drug alert that warned Victorians about taking MDMA and other stimulants in the heat.
“We can confirm that everyone hospitalised from [last] Saturday’s incident experienced severe hyperthermia [high body temperatures], caused by a combination of MDMA exposure, hot and humid conditions, and physical exertion,” a department spokeswoman said in a statement.
Six blood tests confirmed very high concentrations of MDMA.
“Four people were also exposed to other stimulant drugs which are often sold as, or mixed into, MDMA. These substances increased the toxic effects experienced by these patients,” the spokeswoman said.
One person had ‘PMMA’ in their system and three people had synthetic ‘cathinones’, which are stimulants that have similar effects to MDMA but can be unpredictable.
“Three people had methamphetamine in blood results but do not appear to have consumed it intentionally,” the department said in its drug alert, issued on Friday.
“Remember, even ‘pure’ drugs can produce serious side effects and death.”
The mass overdose prompted renewed debate on the policing of drugs in Victoria and whether the state should trial pill testing, which could check the makeup or purity of someone’s drugs.
Premier Jacinta Allan ruled out the harm reduction initiative, and Victoria Police ramped up its presence at the hip hop Juicy Fest in Flemington on Friday, after The Age revealed that fewer than half the people searched at music festivals were found to have drugs on them.
“Police will be cracking down on any disruptive crowd behaviour and illicit drug activity,” the force said on Friday afternoon.
“Police want people to have a good time and will not tolerate any behaviour that compromises the public’s safety.”
Dr Nico Clark, who established Victoria’s first safe-injecting room in Richmond as the former medical director, and has previously studied drugs discarded at music festivals, said responding with greater policing was a “bizarre way for us to go as a society”.
“Let’s have a debate as a society about what’s a more sensible option, whether it’s putting on the table for discussion options for people to test their own substances, or alternative legal frameworks for substances like this,” Clark said.
Friday’s drug alert advised people to “start low and go slow with dosing” given doses could vary, to stay hydrated by sipping water slowly, and to take breaks from dancing in a cool spot.
“All drug use comes with serious risks, but if people do choose to take drugs, it’s important they know that consuming substances like MDMA at a hot, humid music event will increase the risk of life-threatening hyperthermia and should understand the signs and seek medical help immediately,” the department spokeswoman said.
“Signs of drug-related hyperthermia include feeling uncomfortable hot, nausea and vomiting, excessive thirst, confusion, agitation, muscle spasms, seizures or losing consciousness. If you experience any of these symptoms, you should seek medical attention immediately.”
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