Warning over mysterious green party drug as man fights for life

A South Australian man is in a critical condition after consuming a green liquid drug believed to contain anti-freeze.

SA Health on Wednesday issued a warning after the man, aged in his 20s, according to The Advertiser, was admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital following a party, where ten other people were in attendance.

Authorities are urging anyone who was at the same party and ingested a green liquid to immediately go to the closest emergency department, even if they aren't suffering symptoms.

The man is believed to have suffered ethylene glycol poisoning after consuming the “bad batch” of the recreational drug, SA Health said in a statement.

“Ethylene glycol, which is green in colour, is an antifreeze agent that affects the central nervous system and can cause permanent damage to kidneys, which in some cases can be fatal,” RAH clinical toxicologist Sam Alfred said.

"Ethylene glycol ingestion has no symptoms until renal and neurological injury develop and by then the damage to organs can be severe.

"The concern is this batch of liquid drugs is now in the community and recreational users are being caught out."

“The danger of taking any type of recreational drug is that it is impossible to know where it has come from, what is in it and at what dose, and what affect it will have on the individual who takes it.”

He also issued a warning to South Australians, reiterating it is unsafe for anyone to take any illegal or recreational drugs.

“Recreational drug users should be aware that there is currently an increased risk associated with doing this,” he said.

Both SA Police and the Poisons Information Centre were notified by SA Health.

with AAP

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