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The Ministry of Health has today repeated its warning to the public about the designer drug Fantasy.
Auckland engineering student, Shawn Jacob Brenner, 22, was found unconscious in his Auckland home by ambulance staff on Friday after taking Fantasy, and he died the following day in hospital.
The Ministry of Health today repeated its warning to the public to not to consume any products containing 1,4 butanediol (One4b) or gamma hydroxy butyrate (GHB, GBH or Fantasy).
The Ministry said there is a potential risk of severe adverse reactions, including death from the use of these chemicals.
The Ministry published a warning in January, following reports of three people becoming unconscious as a result of taking a product that contained 1,4 butanediol. A year earlier, the Ministry classified sodium oxybate, commonly known as Fantasy, as a prescription medicine.
Auckland man Mark Barlow sold sachets of One4b at the city's Big Day Out Event in January, prompting an outcry from hospital physicians.
Mr Barlow was still selling the product, though he agreed to stop marketing it.
The drug's classification was likely to be considered by a new health committee next month.
Student dies after taking Fantasy
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