FOUR more people were hospitalised after taking SnapChat tablets on Friday night.

News of the batch of a drug nicknamed SnapChat emerged last weekend ahead of the Summer Sessions music festival.

This brings the number of hospitalisations caused by the drug to about eight.

Drug and Organised Crime Division Superintendent Clint Sims said the drug causes people to start behaving in an erratic and irrational manner.

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‘These people appeared to become aggressive and disoriented after ingesting the drug,” he said.

‘The drug is described to be in pill-form and has been sold in two colours. ‘One is pink and the other blue with green speckles.”

The drug is named after the smartphone photo-messaging app of the same name, popular with teenagers, and has the Snapchat ghost logo pressed on the top.

Police urge anyone who may have ingested the drug to seek medical treatment.

Anyone with information about these drugs are urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.