Bereaved mothers warning others about Roaccutane

'We can't get our daughters back, but we can warn others about this acne drug': Two bereaved mothers whose 15-year-olds took their own lives share a shattering warning about the common skin treatment Roaccutane

  • Annabel Wright, 15, killed herself in her family home in North Yorkshire last year 
  • Parents say she was overwhelmed by suicidal feelings brought on by Roaccutane
  • Courtney Morris, 15, from  Weippe, Idaho, took her own life on May 11 this year
  • Death came four weeks after being prescribed 40mg of Accutane, twice daily

Published: 07:03 AEST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 21:16 AEST, 11 August 2020 Until about 8.30pm on the evening of Wednesday, May 1, last year, Annabel Wright appeared to be a typical teenage girl, popular at school, revising in her room for a Spanish exam and chatting excitedly with a friend who had just confirmed she would be joining Annabel and her family on holiday to Spain that summer.

But then, to the shock and horror of her family, the 15-year-old killed herself in her bedroom in the family home near Ripon, North Yorkshire.

Annabel had no history of depression and her death came entirely out of the blue to those closest to her. Now her parents are convinced that their daughter was suddenly overwhelmed by suicidal feelings brought on by Roaccutane, an acne drug she had been taking for six months.

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By Jonathan Gornall
(Source: dailymail.co.uk; August 11, 2020; https://is.gd/K4JRNs)
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