Leah Betts

British drugs victim

Leah Sarah Betts (1 November 1977 – 16 November 1995) was a young woman from Latchingdon, Essex, United Kingdom, who died at age 18 after taking an ecstasy (MDMA) tablet, and then drinking approximately 7 litres (1.8 US gal) of water in a 90 minute period.

Four hours later, she collapsed into a coma, from which she did not recover.Her death received extensive media coverage, and her family have since campaigned against drug abuse.