Pubdate: Wed, 17 May 2000 Source: Scotsman (UK) Copyright: The Scotsman Publications Ltd 2000 Contact: http://www.scotsman.com/ Forum: http://www.scotsman.com/ TENTH VICTIM OF DRUG MYSTERY THE mystery illness sweeping Glasgow's drug community claimed its tenth victim yesterday, writes Mark Daly. The unnamed man died in Stobhill Hospital after being admitted suffering from serious abscesses as a result of injecting heroin. A spokeswoman for Greater Glasgow Health Board said the cause of death had been multi-organ failure. Health experts are still investigating the cause of the outbreak, which has affected 20 intravenous drug users over the past three weeks. Of the ten fatalities, eight are female. Ten people are detained in hospital, although their conditions are not giving cause for concern. - --- MAP posted-by: Derek Rea