Super-strength drugs warning after 'several hospitalisations across multiple London clubs'

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00:00Super strength drugs are circulating London once again.

00:03Several people partying in different London venues have been hospitalised,

00:07leading to a formal warning being issued by one of the city's biggest nightclubs.

00:11Fabric recently reported some visitors becoming very unwell and having seizures.

00:16The cause of the incidents has not been confirmed,

00:18but it's thought they could be linked to unusually strong ecstasy pills or MDMA.

00:23The pills are reported to be over 300mg,

00:26which is more than a third stronger than a typical already heavy dose.

00:30Fabric said this greatly increases the risk of overdose

00:33and encourages anyone who is unsure not to take it.

00:36The Met Police have responded to the incidents,

00:38saying there is no safe way to take drugs.

00:41It also warned people to not purchase illegal drugs.

00:44These hospitalisations come a few months after charities issued warnings about

00:49similar super strength ecstasy pills,

00:51which were believed to be in circulation in the UK for the first time in five years.

00:55If you're thinking of hitting the clubs this weekend,

00:57it's important to know that Fabric has an on-site welfare team,

01:00which can be contacted via WhatsApp during club nights,

01:03and many other London venues have similar schemes.