Pubdate: Sat, 21 Jan 2012
Source: StarPhoenix, The (CN SN)
Copyright: 2012 The StarPhoenix
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RCMP ISSUE ECSTASY WARNING IN SASKATCHEWAN

Saskatchewan RCMP are warning residents to stay away from the street 
drug ecstasy following several deaths associated with the drug in 
neighbouring provinces.

"Illegal drugs are conveyed across provincial and international 
borders and the public needs to be aware of the inherent dangers of 
ecstasy and other illegal drugs," the force says in a Friday news release.

The B.C. Coroners Service has found the toxic compound 
paramethoxymetamphetamine (PMMA) in the victims of at least five 
people who died after taking ecstasy in the last six months, and other 
deaths are under investigation. Alberta has also seen ecstasy-related 
deaths in recent months.

No such deaths have yet been reported in Saskatchewan, RCMP say.

The police are encouraging parents to talk to their kids about the 
dangers of using ecstasy and other drugs, and to visit the B.C. RCMP's 
drug awareness website for helpful tips.
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