MP: Aussie youths risking their lives

A leading Australian senator said Monday the country's young people are playing "Russian roulette" with illegal drugs following a spate of arrests, overdoses and two deaths at a high-profile music festival. Nick Xenophon, a member of Australia's upper house of Parliament, suggested a colonial inquest may shed some light on whether the deaths and overdoses during this year's Stereosonic tour were preventable.

"Any inquest needs to look at the responsibility of the organizers, the role of police and health professionals and also any warnings that should have been given," Xenophon told News Corp.

"It seems that young people are playing a form of chemical Russian roulette at an event that was awash with drugs."