ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are using a young man’s near-death experience as a lesson for others about the dangers of taking the drug ecstasy.
The unnamed 24-year-old and his family came forward to relay their experience after the recent overdose deaths of two other young people in the community.
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The man took the drug while he was alone at home on March 16 and knew shortly afterwards that his high was much too intense and alerted his sleeping parents.
His parents – who weren’t even aware their son used drugs – rushed the man to hospital where he spent five days in a medically-induced coma before recovering.
In a statement, the 24-year-old says he took what he thought was a safe dose of ecstasy, and now realizes his survival and full recovery is very rate.
The families of 17-year-old Cheryl McCormack and 20-year-old Tyler Miller, who died within a month of each other last year, have also spoken out to warn other families about the hazards of ecstasy.
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