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Festival Sniffer Dogs Linked to Panicked Drug Overdoses

Festival Sniffer Dogs Linked to Panicked Drug Overdoses

What they found

A Vice investigation found UK festival sniffer dogs contributed to fatal overdoses as attendees swallowed drugs to avoid detection.

A Vice investigation found UK festival sniffer dogs contributed to fatal overdoses as attendees swallowed drugs to avoid detection.

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At a glance

Latin name

Compound

MDMA; ketamine

MDMA; ketamine

Published in

www.vice.com

www.vice.com

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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A Vice investigation found that sniffer dogs at UK festivals contributed to fatal overdoses as panicked attendees consumed dangerous amounts of MDMA and ketamine to evade detection.

A Vice investigation found that sniffer dogs at UK festivals contributed to fatal overdoses as panicked attendees consumed dangerous amounts of MDMA and ketamine to evade detection.

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