Blog: There have been many articles and comments made in recent times concerning the issues of GHB misuse in the Oswestry area, writes Detective Inspector Gavin Kinrade of Shropshire CID
More than 100 police officers raided homes across Shropshire today in a crackdown on the drug GHB, which has been linked to recent deaths in the county.
A 28-YEAR-OLD Shropshire man was fighting for his life in hospital today after he was suspected of taking the illegal drug GHB. A 28-YEAR-OLD Shropshire man was fighting for his life in hospital today after he was suspected of taking the illegal drug GHB. The man from the Oswestry area was today critically ill on a life-support machine at Wrexham's Maelor Hospital after it is understood he took a cocktail of the liquid drug and alcohol. His parents were away on holiday when their son was taken ill. But they were being flown back to be at their son's bedside.
Oswestry magistrates have called upon the probation service to make sure help is available for offenders who have taken the drug GHB. Oswestry magistrates have called upon the probation service to make sure help is available for offenders who have taken the drug GHB. The call came after they heard the service could not help a 23-year-old man who had been struggling with a dependency on the drug. Oswestry is recognised as having one of the highest uses of the class C drug in the country.
A new study is to be conducted to investigate why Oswestry has one of the highest uses of GHB in the country. A new study is to be conducted to investigate why Oswestry has one of the highest uses of GHB in the country. And a health programme has also been launched to address the town's "entrenched" use of drugs and alcohol. Police and council chiefs have admitted the use of class C drug GHB has become increasingly prevalent in Oswestry amid fears users are at risk of dying from an overdose. Health experts say Oswestry is one of only a few areas in the country that has such a large problem with the drug. Council bosses have agreed to fund a study by Liverpool John Moores University to find out why Oswestry has a specific problem with the drug.
IT IS only a matter of time before someone in Oswestry dies because of the town's problem with the drug GHB, a police officer warned today. IT IS only a matter of time before someone in Oswestry dies because of the town's problem with the drug GHB, a police officer warned today. The town has one of the worst problems in Britain over the number of people using the now outlawed drug. Police and other agencies have launched a joint campaign to crack down on the use of the drug. They also want to educate people about the dangers of GHB. Sergeant Andy Pugh said police were worried about the wide use of the drug. "It is only a matter of time before there is a fatality," he said.
Oswestry has one of the highest levels of GHB use in the country, it was claimed today. Oswestry has one of the highest levels of GHB use in the country, it was claimed today. Drug abuse workers in the town say the class C drugs GHB and GHL have overtaken the use of other illegal drugs in the town with increasing numbers of people seeking help. They say the town is one of only a few areas in the country that seems to have this level of the problem. Jayne Randall, Shropshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team team leader, said: "We are having a number of people coming to our treatment team showing signs of dependency and the drugs appear to be more available in the Oswestry area. "We haven't had a death yet but we are trying to warn the public of Oswestry area that just because it is a class C drug it doesn't mean it isn't dangerous." Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
