Calls made for drug testing facilities to be made available
The HSE has issued a warning over the dangers of consuming contaminated part pills and the severe side effects they can have.
It comes as a Cork teenager has died in hospital, six days after taking a synthetic drug called "N-Bomb".
18-year-old Alex Ryan from Millstreet, was one of a group who needed treatment after a house party in Cork city.
Five other people, four males and a female, were also rushed to hospital but they were later discharged.
However Alex remained in a critical condition at CUH, and passed away yesterday.
He is survived by his mother Irena and his older sister Nicole.
Calls are being made for drug testing facilities to be introduced nationwide in a bid to tackle similar incidents.
Speaking to Cork's RedFM, Director of Help Not Harm Graham de Barra says there are many drugs which look like other substances so users may not know what they are consuming:
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