Seven folks have died of suspected drug overdoses throughout a music competition in Vietnam.
The Capital Police newspaper stated 5 different folks had been nonetheless in comas Monday (Sept. 17) after overdosing on the Trip to the Moon competition Sunday night time.
The music competition was held in a water park close to Hanoi’s metropolis heart and attended by 1000’s of individuals.
The state-run media outlet stated all of the victims examined constructive but it surely didn’t establish which drug or medication had been concerned. It stated police had seized suspected drug substances on the scene.
Police and native officers weren’t obtainable for remark Monday.
Government information say Vietnam has 220,000 drug addicts with police information and a few 1,600 overdose deaths yearly.
Methamphetamine and heroin are the most typical medication used and overdosed, with meth use rising lately.
