Is that really ecstasy?

June Shannon reports on a UK based on-site forensic drugs testing facility for music festivalgoers that may well take to the stage in Ireland from next year Pure concrete shaped into ecstasy tablets, ground up malaria pills and even boric acid passed off as cocaine; these are just some of the real and potentially lethal dangers facing festivalgoers who partake in recreational drugs. According to the latest data from the Health Research Board (HRB), deaths from illicit substances such as cocaine and other stimulants have increased in Ireland in recent years. Figures for 2014 revealed that cocaine-related deaths increased by…