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Deaths involving ‘Benzo Fury’, UK, 2011-2012

First published: 10 May 2019 | Last updated: 20 May 2019

Deaths involving ‘Benzo Fury’, UK, 2011-2012. The ‘legal high’ ‘Benzo Fury’ [1-(benzofuran-5-yl) propan-2-amine (5-APB) and 1-(benzofuran-6-yl) propan-2-amine (6-APB)] is an unregulated psychoactive compound which has similar effects as known controlled drugs like amphetamines and ecstasy (with hallucinogenic and stimulant properties). It is known to pose significant health risks, such as causing anxiety, sinus tachycardia, hypertension, and QT prolongation. Ten cases were found with ‘Benzo Fury’ identified at post mortem and it was directly implicated in eight of these deaths.

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Carla Gimeno Clemente, Stefania Chiappini, Hugh Claridge, Barbara Loi

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Mrs Christine Goodair

Programmes Manager


Since 2007  I have been at St. George’s working on a range of substance misuse projects. My current programmes of work are Substance Misuse in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum, EU- Madness, a project monitoring the health harms of novel psychoactive substances, the National Programme on Drug Related Deaths and helping with the St George’s heritage/archives programme.

Previously, I worked for over 20 years in special libraries and information services. My last information role was at DrugScope as manager of their information services and website, including working on two European projects on addictions.

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