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.
A father from the Isle of Man wants ecstasy legalised, despite the fact that it killed both of his sons.
Torin and Jacques Lakeman both died on the same night after taking the drug.
Their father Ray says if the drug were legalised and regulated, lives could be saved.
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.