Glastonbury drugs warning as experts say 'higher strength' pills with 'significant risks' to health are in circulation again READ MORE: Drug deaths DOUBLE in ten years to record high, data reveals By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:18 EDT, 27 June 2024 | Updated: 10:35 EDT, 27 June 2024 e-mail 6 View comments Super-strength ecstasy pills containing potentially life-threatening levels of MDMA are back in circulation in the UK, experts have warned as Glastonbury kicks off. Tests carried out on the party drug this year showed some pills contained up to 320mg of MDMA. The Loop, a Home Office-licensed drug checking service, found average pill strength had returned to pre-pandemic levels at 180mg — up on the 140mg recorded last year.
One in 10 drugs tested were found to have a strength above 250mg. People have died from taking as little as 150mg of MDMA, though no amount is considered safe. Ahead of Glastonbury , the non-profit, which recently conducted drug checking at Manchester's Parklife festival, warned that young people who came of age during Covid were 'particularly at risk'.
Tests carried out on the party drug this year showed some pills contained up to 320mg of MDMA. The Loop, a Home Office-licensed drug checking service, found average pill strength had returned to pre-pandemic levels at 180mg — up on the 140mg recorded last year. Pictured, the sea of crowd watching Sir Elton John's Glastonbury headline performance in 2023 Ahead of Glastonbur.
