TENTH VICTIM OF DRUG MYSTERY

THE mystery illness sweeping Glasgow's drug community claimed its
tenth victim yesterday, writes Mark Daly.

The unnamed man died in Stobhill Hospital after being admitted
suffering from serious abscesses as a result of injecting heroin. A
spokeswoman for Greater Glasgow Health Board said the cause of death
had been multi-organ failure.

Health experts are still investigating the cause of the outbreak,
which has affected 20 intravenous drug users over the past three
weeks. Of the ten fatalities, eight are female.

Ten people are detained in hospital, although their conditions are not
giving cause for concern.