Self-injecting weight-loss drugs cause illness
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•Weight loss: Woman thought black market drugs would kill her
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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'.
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