logo
welcome
BBC

BBC

Weight loss: Woman thought black market drugs would kill her

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

65% Informative

Paige Roberts , 24 , looked for anti-obesity medication on social media after GP advised her to lose weight.

She spent 80 on four pre-filled syringes with instructions to use one a week for four weeks .

After first self-administered injection she started vomiting and feeling dizzy and sick.

Royal College of GPs said buying weight-loss drugs without prescription was 'highly dangerous'.

VR Score

45

Informative language

31

Neutral language

72

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

Source diversity

2

Affiliate links

no affiliate links