Stephanie Thorpe's condition was deemed 'unsurvivable' by medics when she finally got help
A mum tragically died after reportedly taking half an ecstasy tablet before attending a music festival.
The organisers of Restricted Forest Festival have since cancelled the Blackburn festival this year in the wake of her death, with the event now due to take place in Liverpool instead. Preston Coroners' Court was told how Stephanie, who worked with children with complex needs, had only been seen taking half a 'White Dove' tablet before the festival, though it possible she may have taken more reports the Manchester Evening News.
"She was only seen taking half a tablet in the beer garden but once you take the first dose it saturates the system so if you take more those pathways are already working at full capacity. Multi-dosing is related to an increased risk of harm." Dr Clayton continued: "It's part of festival culture. In the UK there are between six to 10 deaths a year and the majority of those are ecstasy. It's very common for me to meet people in a festival setting who say they have taken it before and were absolutely fine."
Returning a conclusion of accidental death, as opposed to the alternative of a drug-related death, the coroner said: "This is a situation where a young woman is taking a tablet that she doesn't know the strength of and combined with a range of other contributing factors - the heat of the day - in my view this was an accidental death."
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