From Time Warp to Mandarine Park: how are the controls at electronic parties in the City

In the early morning of April 16, 2016, five people collapsed and died in the context of the

electronic party , at the Costa Salguero property.

Seven years later, at the

bowling alley , also in Costanera Norte, another young man died at an electronic party.

This leads us to wonder

, in relation to campaigns for the prevention of substance use and in terms of controls and care in events of these characteristics.

Also, what could be done to prevent these situations from happening again.

Consulted by

, from the Government Control Agency (AGC) of the City they affirmed that there were changes from what happened in Time Warp.

They refer to the sanction, on September 29, 2016, of Law No. 5,641 for the

.

"Today, to carry out a massive event and obtain the corresponding authorization, it is necessary to have

on the scene, as well as

to check people at the time of admission," they point out from the AGC.

Leandro Nespral died after decompensating at an electronic music party in Mandarine Park.

Photo: Facebook

“If those requirements are not met, permission is not granted to the organizers.

”, they confirm and clarify that

.

In this sense and in relation to the consumption of narcotic drugs, they explain that although there are

, it is very difficult to prevent them from entering with a pill and that they can even ingest it before entering.

The look of a toxicologist

Carlos Damin, head of the Toxicology service at Hospital Fernández, talks about

.

“The first thing we have to deal with is that people do not consume.

Consuming any substance is harmful and we need campaigns to convey the

and promoting healthy habits”, Damin assures this newspaper.

In the case of people who also decide to consume, it is necessary to have a risk reduction policy, he warns.

In the Time Warp tragedy, 5 people died from pill poisoning.

And he gives as an example a campaign that began in the 1980s in the United States and part of Europe for people addicted to heroin.

"They offered them syringes so that they would not share them and thus the transmission of diseases such as HIV was avoided," he points out and assures that although

, in extreme cases, it is necessary to help those who are going to resort anyway to the substance to

.

For those who consume pills (ecstasy, methamphetamines or psychoactive drugs), the way to reduce the potential risk is to guarantee

, because these are substances that can cause dehydration.

It would also be useful for them to have real possibilities of advice on the associated dangers and for there to be controls not only for breathalyzer, but also for other substances for drivers.

In the City, narcotests are already being carried out.

It would be good to extend this test throughout Argentina.

In other countries, it is possible

that are going to be consumed.

This has to do with the fact that the substance is illegal, but possession for consumption (not for sale) is not penalized.

In Argentina, the fact of having the substance is penalized and this complicates the analysis of the drug.

Who was the young man who died at the electronic party

The deceased was called Leandro Darío Nespral, he was an economist at UADE and he was 27 years old.

He had grown up in Devoto and currently lived in Villa Urquiza.

He worked for a health company and through his social networks he promoted two bars located in the Capital.

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