An inquest has heard a man who had taken a head shop drug appeared “possessed” before he was brought to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Mr Taylor had taken Alpha PVP, known as flakka, bubble or gravel, which is a type of head shop drug. He said a toxicology report at autopsy revealed “significant levels of Alpha PVP”, which caused Mr Taylor’s heart to stop beating. It’s a head shop drug, marketed as bath salts or plant food and people take it for its psychoactive effect,” Dr Curtis said. The cause of death was Alpha PVP toxicity with restraint as a contributory factor.

Source: The Irish Times January 23, 2018 16:41 UTC