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Banned 'legal high' Benzo Fury linked to Sale woman's death | Banned 'legal high' Benzo Fury linked to Sale woman's death |
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The death of a 27-year-old woman from Greater Manchester is thought to have been related to a banned "legal high", police have said. | The death of a 27-year-old woman from Greater Manchester is thought to have been related to a banned "legal high", police have said. |
The woman, from Sale, died after taking a powder which Greater Manchester Police said was believed to be the recently banned drug Benzo Fury. | The woman, from Sale, died after taking a powder which Greater Manchester Police said was believed to be the recently banned drug Benzo Fury. |
Officers had initially believed she had taken ecstasy. | Officers had initially believed she had taken ecstasy. |
She was taken to Wythenshawe Hospital for treatment in the early hours of Saturday but died a short time later. | She was taken to Wythenshawe Hospital for treatment in the early hours of Saturday but died a short time later. |
A post-mortem examination and toxicology tests are due to take place in an attempt to confirm the cause of death. | A post-mortem examination and toxicology tests are due to take place in an attempt to confirm the cause of death. |
Benzo Fury, which is described as a "mild stimulant" that acts like amphetamines and is sold in both powder and tablet form, was given a year-long ban in June. | |
The independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs will decide whether to make this situation permanent by next summer. | The independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs will decide whether to make this situation permanent by next summer. |
Det Insp Frank Morris said that while police could not confirm the cause of the woman's death before the post-mortem examination had taken place, officers had "recovered a powder which is a 'legal high' known as Benzo Fury". | Det Insp Frank Morris said that while police could not confirm the cause of the woman's death before the post-mortem examination had taken place, officers had "recovered a powder which is a 'legal high' known as Benzo Fury". |
He said that reports that this was a "suspected ecstasy overdose appear to misrepresent what may have happened here, although we are in the very early stages of our investigation". | He said that reports that this was a "suspected ecstasy overdose appear to misrepresent what may have happened here, although we are in the very early stages of our investigation". |
He added that the woman's death showed the "dire consequences" which taking drugs could have. | He added that the woman's death showed the "dire consequences" which taking drugs could have. |
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