The Norfolk Drug and Alcohol Partnership has issued a public safety alert to warn anyone who has consumed the legal high ‘Vertex’ to seek medical help immediately.
Analysis of Vertex has found that it contains harmful chemicals that pose a serious risk to health and the Partnership has urged people to cease using it.
Vertex is advertised as a type of incense and can be bought on the internet. A patient who has taken the legal high may present with the following symptoms:
If you suspect a patient has taken Vertex, please ensure they are conveyed to hospital as soon as possible.
Published 12th June 2015