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Of 23,000 who say they took MDMA, 202 ended up in hospital

There has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking medical treatment after taking the drug over the past few years.

YOUNG WOMEN ARE at greater risk than men of being hospitalised after taking ecstasy, according to new research.

The Global Drugs Survey has recorded a steady increase in the number of people hospitalised after taking the drug, referring to pills containing MDMA and also pure MDMA powder, from 0.3% of people surveyed for the 2013 report, 0.6% for 2014, to 0.9% this year.
The results show that of the 23,000 people who had taken ecstasy, 202 sought emergency medical treatment after taking the drug.