More fatalities expected from drugs purchased online
The comments comes from a Cork based consultant in emergency medicine.
A Cork based consultant in emergency medicine says he expects many more fatalaties as a result of drugs bought online.
Gardaí are investigating after it was confirmed yesterday that a man in his twenties died after taking a slimming product bought on the internet.
The Health Products Regulatory Authority says the product he purchased contained DNP, which can speed up the body's metabolism.
Dr. Chris Luke - consultant in emergency medicine in Cork University Hospital and the Mercy Hospital - says one of the difficulties with policing the sale of drugs online is the anonymity of sellers.
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