In 2003, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction discovered 0 new synthetic drugs that had psychoactive substances. In 2008, the monitoring group was discovered 13 new types of synthetic drugs. In 2012, officials discovered 57 new synthetic drugs, more than one new type of drug each week. (Price of ecstasy pills on… Continue reading New Drugs Discovered Each Year
Tag: Ecstasy News
Data and information on the global trade in ecstasy. Statistics on users, sellers and the financial aspect of the global drug trade in ecstasy and other illicit drugs.
Drug Seizures in Kosovo
From January to September 2012, security agencies in the Republic of Kosovo seized 1,091 kilograms of marijuana, 51.5 kilograms of heroin, 7.2 kilograms of cocaine, and 153 ecstasy pills. The amount of illegal drugs seized in 2012 was higher than the amount of drugs seized in 2011. Officials estimate that most drug users in the… Continue reading Drug Seizures in Kosovo
Smuggling Incidents in Vietnam in 2012
Law enforcement agencies in Vietnam investigated nearly 31,400 cases of black market smuggling in 2012. The value of the illicit goods was worth $21 Million (440 Billion Vietnamese Dong). Between November 2012 to the end of February 2013, authorities arrested 11 pirates from Indonesia, 46 heroin traffickers, confiscated nearly 800 ecstasy pills, 24 kilograms of… Continue reading Smuggling Incidents in Vietnam in 2012
Crystal Meth in Indonesia
Around one-third of drug users in Indonesia, or 1.2 million people, are addicted to crystal meth. One-fifth of drug users, or 950,000 people, are addicted to ecstasy. Around 60 percent of the crystal meth and ecstasy consumed in Indonesia is locally produced, and around 60 percent of its users are under the age of 30. Many… Continue reading Crystal Meth in Indonesia
Drug Addiction in China
At the end of 2011, the Chinese Government stated that there were 1.79 million people who were officially registered as drug addicts in China. Back in 1990, there were 70,000 registered addicts, which means that the number of drug addicts in China increased annually by 16 percent. Around 32 percent of HIV contractions in the… Continue reading Drug Addiction in China
Drug Abuse in Taiwan
According to the Food and Drug Administration, heroin was the most abused drug in Taiwan in 2012. Between January and October, 66.8 percent of substance abuse cases handled by the criminal justice system involved heroin. It was the sixth straight year that heroin was the most abused drug in Taiwan. After heroin, amphetamine accounted for… Continue reading Drug Abuse in Taiwan
Synthetic Drug Seizures in India and Bangladesh
Law enforcement agencies in India seized 85,409 ampules of synthetic drugs in 2012 on the border between India and Bangladesh. In 2011, police seized 75.857 ampules from drug traffickers.
Ecstasy Users in Ireland
In 2010-2011, National Advisory Committee on Drugs reported that 0.5 percent of the adult population in Ireland used ecstasy. In 2006-2007, the use of ecstasy by adults was 1.2 percent of the population.
Ecstasy Deaths in British Columbia
According to police, around 20 people die each year in the Canadian province of British Columbia from ecstasy that was laced with dangerous chemicals.
Ecstasy Labs in Indonesia in 2010
90 percent of the ecstasy seized in Indonesia was manufactured and produced within the country, according to police.In 2010, police shut down 15 ecstasy labs in the country. The number of ecstasy seizures in the country increased by 38 percent between 2009 and 2010.