`Ecstasy' boy, three.A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy is recovering in hospital today after taking what is thought to have been Ecstasy ecstasy, either of two drugs used for their euphoric effects. The original ecstasy, a so-called designer drug, also known as MDMA, is an analog of methamphetamine (see amphetamine). . The child was found in a ``limp'' condition at an address in Islington, north London North London is a part of London, England which has several possible definitions. River & geography The part of London north of the River Thames (illustrated). , on Tuesday, police said. It is believed he may have mistaken an Ecstasy tablet for a sweet. Yesterday he was said to be conscious and in an improving condition. Emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' arrived at the home and fought to revive the child before taking him to hospital by ambulance. A police spokesman said: ``The child's condition, which was initially critical, has stabilised. A man was arrested at the address and taken to Islington police station, from where he was bailed pending further inquiries to return on September 4. ``A substance was removed from the address and is being analysed.'' |
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