Riki Stephens: Victorian footballer dies after drug overdose on Gold Coast holiday
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Heathcote footballer Riki Stephens
Photo: Mr Stephens, from Heathcote, died after overdosing last weekend. (Facebook: Riki Stephens)
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Victorian footballer Riki Stephens, who overdosed on a drug known as 'N bomb' while holidaying on the Gold Coast this past weekend, has died in hospital.
Mr Stephens, 27, was on an end-of-season trip on the Gold Coast last weekend when he became unwell after taking the drug, which contained LSD and MDMA.
He had been in an induced coma and on life support, but died yesterday, Queensland Police have said in a statement.
He was one of 12 people hospitalised that weekend from taking the drug — all suffered hallucinations.
Superintendent Michelle Stenner said purchasers of 'N bomb' should think twice.
"These drugs are manufactured substances made in backyard laboratories using concocted recipes," she said when announcing the death.
"What you think you are buying may not be what you are administering."