DRUGS FEAR

SEVERAL teenagers were hospitalised after they were sold 'bad drugs' at a party in Craigavon, it's been claimed.

It comes as a high profile campaign is launched to combat drug crime in Craigavon.

According to the father of one of the teenagers who was 'poisoned' by the drugs he bought at a party in Garrymore, his son missed a week at work because of his reaction.

The Craigavon man said: "Two or three of them ended up in hospital after the party. They were taking mephedrone or NRG - some sort of new drug. The ones who took it had a bad reaction.”

Energy or NRG-1 is the latest legal high set to flood the UK. Concern has been expressed by experts about its potentially lethal effects.

The concerned father continued: "My son was shaking and hallucinating so I brought him to hospital. He stayed overnight last Monday

"He didn't go to work all week. It must affect their brain in some way - he just wasn't right. His friend was worse - he was on a drip."

The man said the flat at Garrymore has been closed down since the party at which the 'bad' drugs were sold.

He added: "For 50 per cent of boys and girls in Craigavon the weekend is about getting drunk out of their minds. As if the drink isn't bad enough, they're taking drugs on top of that."

The man told how his son had been hooked on mephedrone, but had sought help for his addiction.

"He was doing well, but he must have lapsed," said the boy's father.