Leeds Festival organisers have issued a warning to those heading to the festival this Bank Holiday over the rise of ecstasy deaths. On the organiser's website, they warn that in recent years the amount of MDMA found in tablets has been increasing.
Under the drugs policy, which reminds ticketholders that drugs are not permitted on the festival site, is a section for ecstasy. MDMA is a psychoactive drug with hallucinogenic and amphetamine-like properties
On the website, organisers say: "Ecstasy deaths appear to be rising year on year. There appears to be a link with the amount of MDMA found in tablets more recently."
