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| Glastonbury 2014: Reveller dies in hospital after taking ketamine | |
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| A man has died after taking ketamine at Glastonbury Festival. | A man has died after taking ketamine at Glastonbury Festival. |
| The music fan was taken into hospital after taking the drug and police said he was in a critical condition on Thursday evening. | The music fan was taken into hospital after taking the drug and police said he was in a critical condition on Thursday evening. |
| A spokesman said: "Unfortunately the man taken ill after a suspected reaction to ketamine has died this morning. His family are aware and being supported." | A spokesman said: "Unfortunately the man taken ill after a suspected reaction to ketamine has died this morning. His family are aware and being supported." |
| The 26-year-old man, from Reading, has not been named. | The 26-year-old man, from Reading, has not been named. |
| Police have warned festival-goers not to take illegal drugs. An officer tweeted: “Please don't take drugs at Glasto. | Police have warned festival-goers not to take illegal drugs. An officer tweeted: “Please don't take drugs at Glasto. |
| “Ketamine and alcohol dangerously affect your heart and breathing. It can be deadly and you don't know what or how strong it is.” | “Ketamine and alcohol dangerously affect your heart and breathing. It can be deadly and you don't know what or how strong it is.” |
| Officers said they did not believe a bad batch of the drug was responsible and that the man had an "individual reaction". | Officers said they did not believe a bad batch of the drug was responsible and that the man had an "individual reaction". |
| The side-effects of ketamine can kill Ketamine is a class B drug that is legally used in medicine and by vets as a tranquiliser. | The side-effects of ketamine can kill Ketamine is a class B drug that is legally used in medicine and by vets as a tranquiliser. |
| It is used recreationally for feelings of euphoria but can cause paralysis, panic attacks, memory loss, bladder problems and bad reactions can kill. | It is used recreationally for feelings of euphoria but can cause paralysis, panic attacks, memory loss, bladder problems and bad reactions can kill. |
| It was upgraded from class C in February in the face of mounting evidence over its physical and psychological dangers. | It was upgraded from class C in February in the face of mounting evidence over its physical and psychological dangers. |
| Ministers were told that users as young as 20 had to have their bladders removed due to heavy consumption. | Ministers were told that users as young as 20 had to have their bladders removed due to heavy consumption. |
| Figures from the Home Office estimate that 120,000 people between 16 and 59 in England and Wales took ketamine last year. | Figures from the Home Office estimate that 120,000 people between 16 and 59 in England and Wales took ketamine last year. |
| Anyone convicted of possessing the drug can be jailed for up to five years, while the maximum penalty for trafficking offences is 14 years in prison. | Anyone convicted of possessing the drug can be jailed for up to five years, while the maximum penalty for trafficking offences is 14 years in prison. |
| The man died as the first day official day of music got underway at Worthy Farm, in Somerset. | The man died as the first day official day of music got underway at Worthy Farm, in Somerset. |
| Police had arrested 30 people by Friday morning and 85 crimes were reported in the first 48 hours - 30 per cent down on last year. | Police had arrested 30 people by Friday morning and 85 crimes were reported in the first 48 hours - 30 per cent down on last year. |
| Officers stressed that despite Glastonbury Festival's hippie reputation, there is a "zero tolerance policy" to illegal substances. | |
| A statement from Avon and Somerset Police said: "No matter what myths you may have heard about police having a policy at Glastonbury of allowing people to smoke cannabis or take small amounts of other drugs – it is not true." | |
| A 67-year-old woman died in her tent overnight on Wednesday but police are not investigating the death, which was believed to be of natural causes. | A 67-year-old woman died in her tent overnight on Wednesday but police are not investigating the death, which was believed to be of natural causes. |