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'Mephedrone' teenagers taken to hospital in Gateshead 'Mephedrone' teenagers taken to hospital in Gateshead
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Seven teenagers have been taken to hospital, with one in a critical condition, after taking what are believed to be illegal drugs. Twelve teenagers have been taken to hospital, with one in a critical condition, after taking what are believed to be illegal drugs.
Police were called to the Metro Centre in Gateshead on Friday evening after five youths became unwell. Police were called to the MetroCentre in Gateshead on Friday evening after five youths became unwell.
A few hours later, a 15-year-old male was found unconscious at an address in Well Lane, Low Fell, and taken to hospital, along with another teenager. Later, a male, 15, was found unconscious at an address in Low Fell, and six others at addresses in Blaydon and Whickham were also hospitalised.
Five people have been arrested and are in custody. Six people have been arrested and are in custody.
It is thought they had taken Mephedrone and the cases could linked, Northumbria Police said.It is thought they had taken Mephedrone and the cases could linked, Northumbria Police said.
Six of the seven teenagers remain in hospital, with one in a critical but stable condition.Six of the seven teenagers remain in hospital, with one in a critical but stable condition.