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| Southampton teenager dies after taking 'legal high' AMT | Southampton teenager dies after taking 'legal high' AMT |
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| A teenager has died after taking a "legal high" he bought on the internet. | A teenager has died after taking a "legal high" he bought on the internet. |
| The 18-year-old, from Southampton, died in hospital on Sunday, four days after his mother phoned an ambulance after finding him ill in his bedroom. | The 18-year-old, from Southampton, died in hospital on Sunday, four days after his mother phoned an ambulance after finding him ill in his bedroom. |
| The man, who has not yet been named, said he had taken alpha-methyltryptamine (AMT) which had been ordered from the Netherlands. | |
| A post-mortem examination is to be carried out to establish the exact cause of his death. | A post-mortem examination is to be carried out to establish the exact cause of his death. |
| 'Tragic death' | 'Tragic death' |
| Supt Ben Snuggs said: "Initial enquiries established that the teenager appeared to have taken the psychoactive substances AMT and etizolam, so this will naturally form part of our enquiries. | Supt Ben Snuggs said: "Initial enquiries established that the teenager appeared to have taken the psychoactive substances AMT and etizolam, so this will naturally form part of our enquiries. |
| "His mother contacted the emergency services after finding him ill in his bedroom. | "His mother contacted the emergency services after finding him ill in his bedroom. |
| "This tragic death shows how important it is that people realise the dangers associated with taking 'legal highs.' | "This tragic death shows how important it is that people realise the dangers associated with taking 'legal highs.' |
| "They are not necessarily safe and sometimes have been shown to contain potentially lethal substances." | "They are not necessarily safe and sometimes have been shown to contain potentially lethal substances." |
| Police said it was the third "extremely serious" case involving AMT in Hampshire since last year. | Police said it was the third "extremely serious" case involving AMT in Hampshire since last year. |
| Last month a 23-year-old man from Swindon died in hospital after taking a small green pill with a dollar sign on it which was later confirmed as AMT. | Last month a 23-year-old man from Swindon died in hospital after taking a small green pill with a dollar sign on it which was later confirmed as AMT. |