Purchasing black market drugs in Norhtern Ireland is dangerous
A doctor from Belfast is warning consumers not to purchase drugs from black market sources.
People are risking their health by buying prescription tranquilisers on the black market, a Belfast GP has warned.
Dr George O’Neill said in his 30 years working in the north and west of the city, addictions to drugs such as Diazepam have always been a problem.
“You can buy them almost freely throughout Belfast,” he said.
Pharmacist Terry Maguire said the drugs most commonly stolen in robberies of chemists were Benzodiazepines.
He added: “Warfarin sometimes masquerades as Diazepam 10mg - for someone who doesn’t need Warfarin, it could be fatal as you could bleed to death.
“My plea is to anyone who feels they want these medicines, do not buy them from illegal sources, it’s much too dangerous.”
