On the night of Sunday 23 April, six young people were taken to hospital after developing symptoms of poisoning. The young people had all been to a Russian meeting at Fredriksten fortress in Halden. They must have had severe pain, combined with delusions and anxiety. Now the hospital has received answers to the tests of at least two of the young people. – No traces of new synthetic substances or other unexplained findings were discovered in the samples taken at Østfold Hospital. The hospital writes this in a text message to two of the young people who were admitted after the Russian meeting. It is unknown to news whether the other four young people have received the same message. Nor is news aware of whether the tests have yielded results for any other narcotic substances. Østfold Hospital will not comment. They indicate that there will be a press release from the police. East Police District does not wish to comment on the case at this time. Up to 8,000 festive young people attended the Russian meeting at Fredriksten fortress in Halden. PRIVATE Unusual symptoms When the young people were admitted to hospital, they had an unusual combination of symptoms. – When the symptoms are something you have not encountered before, it is reasonable to assume that it is a new drug, or that it is a mixture of several well-known ones, said senior doctor Dag Jacobsen at Poison Information to news that weekend. This led to Poison Information making contact with colleagues abroad. – This was somewhat new, even for seasoned people who have worked with this for many years, said Jacobsen. Senior doctor Dag Jacobsen at Poison Information. Photo: Frode Fjerdingstad / news – A relief Jenny-Marie Viik (18) received the message from the hospital on Thursday. – It is a relief, but at the same time I have not received an answer as to whether I was drugged, says Viik. The 18-year-old from Larvik is one of the young people who was admitted to hospital after the Russian meeting in Halden. On Thursday, she was offered an appointment at the hospital to go over the test results with a doctor. She has agreed to that. Jenny-Marie Viik (18) was admitted to hospital during the Russian meeting in Halden. Now she is looking forward to enjoying the rest of her Russian time. Photo: Private – I howled because I couldn’t breathe. The girls said I had been screaming “my stomach is burning”, “my stomach is burning”, the whole time. I do not know what happened. I just had a lot of pain in my stomach and screamed and screamed, Viik described to news the day after she was admitted to hospital. She was discharged the same evening. – Now the form is actually very good, says Viik. Breathing difficulties and hallucinations Several of the young people had to spend over a day at Sykehuset Østfold. For Ole Gerhard Dalane Andersen (18) from Halden, the Russian meeting was a nightmare. He was sent to the hospital by ambulance after drinking from a liquor bottle. Andersen has also been informed by the hospital that no new synthetic substances or other inexplicable findings were detected in his samples. Ole Gerhard Dalane Andersen (18) was admitted to hospital with severe pain. Photo: Private – I was stupid enough to accept drinks from someone I don’t know and trust, he told news after the Russian meeting. He experienced breathing difficulties, hallucinations and delusions. He was also in severe pain.
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The samples show no traces of new drugs – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
