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| Students hospitalised 'after taking synthetic marijuana drug Spice' | |
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| Five university students have been hospitalised after they apparently took a synthetic cannabis-like drug known as 'Spice'. | Five university students have been hospitalised after they apparently took a synthetic cannabis-like drug known as 'Spice'. |
| Lancaster University issued a warning about the drug on its Twitter feed after learning that the five were receiving medical treatment. | Lancaster University issued a warning about the drug on its Twitter feed after learning that the five were receiving medical treatment. |
| Urgent message: Several students have been hospitalised today after taking legal high Spice – please check on friends and call 999 if needed | Urgent message: Several students have been hospitalised today after taking legal high Spice – please check on friends and call 999 if needed |
| The drug was reclassified as a class B drug in 2009. It had been previously been a legal high. | The drug was reclassified as a class B drug in 2009. It had been previously been a legal high. |
| Vicky Tyrrell, a spokeswoman for Lancaster university, told The Guardian that the police had called university authorities to tell them the students had been taken to the Royal Lancaster Hospital. | Vicky Tyrrell, a spokeswoman for Lancaster university, told The Guardian that the police had called university authorities to tell them the students had been taken to the Royal Lancaster Hospital. |
| "We've got five students who have been taken to hospital with a suspicion that they had taken the drug," Ms Tyrell said. "Of the five, we know that two of them are seriously ill." | "We've got five students who have been taken to hospital with a suspicion that they had taken the drug," Ms Tyrell said. "Of the five, we know that two of them are seriously ill." |
| Spice is a synthetic cannabinoid which contains the same active chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), possibly leading to paranoia or a change in mood. | Spice is a synthetic cannabinoid which contains the same active chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), possibly leading to paranoia or a change in mood. |
| (Additional reporting by PA) | (Additional reporting by PA) |