Girl, 2, gets ecstasy pill stuck in her NOSE after finding mum’s drugs in box on top of fridge

Girl, 2, gets ecstasy pill up her NOSE after finding a box of her mother’s drugs in a box on top of the fridge

  • The toddler was rushed to hospital and had a heart rate of 148 beats per minute
  • She also had dilated pupils, high blood pressure and ‘red deposits’ in her nose
  • She was discharged 24 hours later and placed in the care of her grandmother

A toddler got an ecstasy pill up her nose after coming across her mother’s drug stash.

The two-year-old girl from France found the tablet in a box above the refrigerator.

Realizing what had happened, her horrified mother urgently tried to remove the pill. However, only part of it came out on its own.

She called the emergency services for help, after which her daughter was rushed to the hospital.

Medics diagnosed the girl with life-threatening acute intoxication from a narcotic drug.

A two-year-old girl got an ecstasy pill up her nose after finding her mother’s drugs in a box on top of the refrigerator (file photo)

She survived the ordeal and was released from a hospital in Toulouse 24 hours after admission.

French courts took custody of the girl away from the mother, but placed her in the care of her grandmother.

None of the family members have been identified.

Details of the case were published in a medical journal called Archives of Pediatrics.

The incident – which was undated – was flagged as a case of ‘ecstasy intoxication by an unusual route’.

The girl put the pill in her nose at 1 p.m. It is not clear when her mother called the emergency services.

The child was taken directly to the Center Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Toulouse.

Medics found her restless and agitated, with “red-colored residue” in her nose.

She had a heart rate of 148 beats per minute, high blood pressure, rapid and shallow breathing, and dilated pupils.

She was transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit at 4:17 p.m.

Without medication, her blood pressure began to drop and she was transferred to a general pediatric ward.

The girl was hydrated with an IV and her pupils began to contract and returned to normal.

Her blood pressure was normalized the next morning – 17 hours after the pill was inserted. Seven hours later she was fired.

After the doctors’ diagnosis, and according to the French child protection law, the hospital department sent a report to a judge of the juvenile court.

The judge decided to place the girl under the custody of her paternal grandmother.

The study authors found that the symptoms of a child who put an ecstasy pill up their nose were similar to those of previous cases when it was taken orally.

It was also concluded that this type of incident may be the result of severe parental neglect.

What is MDMA?

Ecstasy, known chemically as MDMA or molly, has been used by clubbers for decades for its effects in keeping people awake.

It can come in the form of various pills and often takes about 30 minutes for the long-lasting effects to kick in, including feelings of love.

In the UK, possession of any form of ecstasy – considered a Class A drug – carries a prison sentence of up to seven years. In the US, imprisonment can be up to 40 years in some states.

Drug activists warn that most of MDMA’s use revolves around the fact that many users don’t know what’s in the substance they’re taking.

It may contain other drugs, such as PMA, which can be fatal at lower doses than MDMA itself.

The Office for National Statistics recorded an eight-fold increase in ecstasy deaths last year compared to 5 years ago.

The statistics showed that 63 people died from using MDMA in 2016 – significantly more than the 2010 record low of eight deaths.

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