Dying to get high - ecstasy deaths soar in North West
The number of deaths linked to ecstasy in the North West is at a ten-year high. Granada Reports has undertaken a special investigation into why so many people are dying to get high.
The number of deaths linked to ecstasy in the North West is at a ten-year high. Granada Reports has undertaken a special investigation into why so many people are dying to get high.
The number of deaths linked to ecstasy in the North West is at a ten-year high. Granada Reports has undertaken a special investigation into why so many people are dying to get high and what can be done to reduce this problem.
In Liverpool, children as young as six are being taught about the dangers of drugs.
Teachers at Blackmore Park Infant School in Merseyside feel that drug awareness should start young.
And though children aren't taught about class A drugs, teacher Clare Pedersen says staff feel that what they learn now could prevent problems later.
Twenty years ago the image of Leah Betts lying in her hospital bed came to symbolise the dangers of ecstasy.
Correspondent Mel Barham asks how the number of ecstasy-related deaths can be reduced
Startling new figures show the number of people attending A&E departments after taking ecstasy has risen by up to 20% in the last few years.