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 Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:59 pm Post subject: Mayhem EMF Brisbane - man 25 dies of possible overdose |
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Drugged ravers 'high overdose risk'
From: AAP
By Roberta Mancuso
April 16, 2006
AUTHORITIES warn those who take drugs at rave parties are dicing with death after a man died of a suspected overdose at a Brisbane festival.
The 25-year-old collapsed at the Mayhem Easter Music Festival at the RNA showgrounds in inner-city Fortitude Valley around 11.15pm (AEST) yesterday.
An ambulance spokesman said the man was "aggressive and violent" towards paramedics when they arrived at about 12.20am (AEST). He was taken to nearby Royal Brisbane Hospital (RBH), where he died at around 12.45am (AEST).
"Apparently he deteriorated in RBH," the ambulance spokesman said.
"We didn't respond with lights and sirens, so it wasn't seen as an emergency when we got there."
The spokesman said he had "no idea" what the man, from Carseldine in Brisbane's north, may have taken.
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A post-mortem would be carried out in coming days and police said they would investigate further if asked by the coroner.
Drug Arm executive director Dennis Young said many young people who took drugs at such events put themselves at "high risk".
"I know that Queensland Health, the ambulance, police and a whole range of other government and NGOs (non-government organisations) have been working to try to reduce the harm, but unfortunately when young people go to these places they go with an expectation of really going hard at it," Mr Young said.
"Of course that raises all sorts of risks.
"They're not necessarily always in the best physical and emotional condition then to make appropriate judgments, and that's how they can get into some serious harm."
Internet chat forums were today filled with news of the tragedy.
Some who attended the event expressed their sorrow while others questioned whether a "bad batch" of drugs was circulating within the rave community.
"... when we do know what happened then I think it should be put publicly," one user wrote on an inthemix.com.au forum.
"If there is a bad batch of something going around then people in a community like the dance community should be made aware of it."
Another wrote: "What a terrible blight on an otherwise awesome party."
Thousands of partygoers attended the rave which promoters billed as "biggest ever Mayhem event".
Attempts to contact the event's organiser, Mayhem Productions, were unsuccessful. Their website was also down, citing "major upgrades".
Mr Young said he understood the organisers had been refused a liquor licence despite advertising on some websites the 16+ event would serve alcohol.
A police spokeswoman confirmed no liquor licence had been granted and police did not know the event was on until they were called out.
She said promoters did not need to inform police of an event unless they applied for a liquor licence or intended to close off public streets.
But Mr Young said authorities should always be informed of such dance parties.
"I think what (the death) highlights is we do need to make sure the appropriate response organisations are at least aware of what is planned so that they can be ready to assist when and if issues happen," he said
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Really sad, i was in attendance at this party, i saw the guy get stretchered off.
condolences to his family and friends.
they believe the death to be mdxx related, and from speaking to one of his friends he was apparantly sick the week leading up to the event - leading me to believe he could have been on some mdxx potentiating medication - eg: dxm from robotussin. He had a white mitsi apparantly - im not sure how many - but it was early - before midnight when the ambos took him.
article taken from http://www.news.com.au
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:17 am Post subject: |
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Condelesences to his family
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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While I do agree this seems tragic, I don't think it's fair to label the death as an overdose when the cause of death so far appears unknown.
The article does nothing but use buzz words ("bad batch" "high risk" serious harm" etc..) to portray a negative impact on drugs. Not that I am at all claiming they are harmless, but with the amount of drugs taken by people every single weekend without major harm, it's unfair for the article to site the death as an overdose before a post mortem examination has even been carried out.
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OK Just to finally put the lid on this one! The guy died of an Anuerism. The Coroner has found absolutely no link with drugs and the only drug in the said individual's system at the time was Alcohol that had been consumed about 3 or 4 hours prior.
THE CASE IS NOW CLOSED!
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^^^ Thank you ... I was about to post something very similar.
Absolutely ridiculous, within hours of him being taken to hospital, the media had a hold of this story and turned it upside down, even logging onto www.inthemix.com.au and quoting posts put up there ... posts were edited pretty quickly once we figured that out.
The media will say fucking anything to give drugs a bad name, and it really insults his memory to have things like this said 
Kiwi is sorely missed in the Brisbane rave community ... R.I.P. ...
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the media will do that.
don't believe the hype. 
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^^^^ Amen to that! 
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