UK:Welsh soldier dies from Ecstasy use

Pal’s drug warning after soldier dies
Apr 6 2008 by Staff Reporter, Wales On Sunday

A SOLDIER who had apparently taken Ecstasy died after going AWOL from a Welsh army base at the centre of two drugs scandals.

Rifleman Sam Watterson, 19, failed to return to Beachley Barracks in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, after he had gone home and was said to be unhappy with Army life.

He died at a friend’s house after it is believed he had taken the Class A drug Ecstasy.

Close friends last night spoke of a “fun-loving, really genuine person” who had never been happy in the Army.

But they insisted Mr Watterson was not a regular drug user.

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While Ecstasy is being looked at as a treatment for PTSD, it is unwise to use this drug as part of your own self-medication. I support the trials but I do not support using this because you are unhappy. This soldier was unhappy with Army life. It ended his life.