Overview

• Two people in Southall died over the Bank Holiday weekend after taking unidentified blue pills, prompting Ealing Council to issue an urgent warning
• The council emphasized that illegal pills carry unknown contents and advised seeking immediate hospital care or calling 999 at the first sign of illness
• Manchester’s Mandrake harm reduction group found that beige powder sold as MDMA contained synthetic cathinone 4F-α-PVP, a stimulant linked to fatalities
• The NHS has outlined stimulant overdose symptoms including anxiety, paranoia, agitation, hallucinations and high temperature
• Ealing Council highlighted resources such as FRANK and Ealing RISE for drug information and support as part of local harm reduction efforts