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A man aged in his 40s has died and five others were taken to hospital after a music festival in Sydney’s west overnight.<\/p>\n
Police said a number of patrons suffered “medical episodes” at Dreamstate Festival at Sydney Olympic Park about 11:30pm yesterday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The event hosts a line-up of trance and techno music. \u00a0<\/p>\n
A NSW Health spokesperson said there were “two urgent medical transfers and three non-urgent transfers to hospital”, while one man sadly died.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Police said the man was aged in his 40s but is yet to be formally identified.<\/p>\n
“A range of harm reduction initiatives are in place at festivals, including support and health promotion workers, health messaging, free chilled water, misting fans, chill-out spaces and well-equipped medical services,” the NSW Health spokesperson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Minister for Music and the Night-Time Economy, John Graham, said there was no trial pill-testing facility available at the event.<\/p>\n
He said a safety action plan was in place, as legally required by the government.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It is a reminder that pill testing that has been going has allowed information from health to be distributed to people across the state,”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
he said.<\/span><\/div>\n
“We really want to get the word out about the dangers here.”<\/p>\n
A police investigation is underway, Mr Graham said the government would also look into the incident.<\/p>\n
There are so far 11 festivals to take part in the state government’s year-long pill-testing trial, with the most recent being Laneway on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
More than 40,000 people are expected to attend Sydney’s Centennial Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The drug checking service provides information about the content and potency of a substance to potential users.\u00a0<\/p>\n
High-dose MDMA warning<\/h2>\n
It comes after NSW Health on Tuesday issued a warning about multiple high-dose MDMA tablets in circulation.<\/p>\n
Some of pills were also found to contain dipentylone, a synthetic cathinone with stimulant effects.<\/p>\n
NSW Poisons Information Centre medical director Darren Roberts said the amount of MDMA in a tablet can vary significantly, even within the same batch.<\/p>\n
\n“We are concerned about the prolonged detection of these high-dose MDMA tablets and are urging the community to be aware and vigilant, particularly for those people attending major festivals over the next few weeks,”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
he said.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n
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