§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of deaths involving ecstasy use in the last five years were attributed to(a) overheating, (b) excess water intake and (c) other causes. [34892]
§ Mr. BowisIt is not possible to provide percentages in the way requested. The Office for National Statistics attributes these deaths to an underlying cause of abuse of ecstasy, or poisoning with ecstasy, not to any particular complication of the drug which may have been mentioned as having led to death.
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