Deaths from LSD, new psychoactive drugs a concern

Six fatalities related to their use since 2016; reports of 'trip parties' increasingly common

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On June 13 last year, Mr Lee got the late-night call parents dread - his son was in hospital and critically injured. When Mr Lee arrived at Changi General Hospital, he learnt that Ethan had fallen from a height.
Mr Lee, who declined to give his full name, said he was also told that his son, a 22-year-old freelance artist, had consumed lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, before his fall. Ethan later died from his injuries.
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