LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Leah Betts death

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

17 Nov 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:04:04

Description

Jeff Collins reports on the death of Leah Betts, four days after she took an ecstasy tablet at her birthday party in the family home near Maldon, Essex; looks at popularity and dangers of ecstasy; deaths of Claire Leighton; Stacey Brown; Daniel Ashton; excerpts from news conference by Leah’s parents, Paul and Janet Betts in a news conference; interviews with Chris Millar, editor of DJ magazine; Daniel Ratchford, drugs help organisation, Turning Point.

Contributors

Jeff Collins; Paul Betts; Janet Betts; Chris Millar; Daniel Ratchford

Keywords

Deaths; Drug abuse; Illegal drugs; Narcotic drugs; Leah Betts; Paul Betts; Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; Ecstasy; Janet Betts

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