Source: Fox News
Summary
A Dutch drug treatment center warned that ecstasy pills shaped like former President Donald Trump’s head may be dangerous. The Trimbos Institute issued a “red alert” after finding pills containing PMMA, a substance similar to MDMA but slower acting. The pills, which had Trump’s face and the name “Trump” on them, were reported to have been handed in to drug testing centers. In 2018 and 2017, similar pills were seized in the U.S. and Germany. No overdoses or deaths have been reported, according to a spokesperson.
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Trump-Shaped Ecstasy Pills
Ecstasy pills shaped like former President Donald Trump’s head have been warned against by a Dutch drug treatment center. The Trimbos Institute issued a red alert, saying the pills contain PMMA, a substance similar to MDMA but slower acting. The warning came after the pills were handed in to drug testing centers.
The pills had a likeness of Trump’s face on the front and the name “Trump” and the letter “NL” on the back. The institute urged people not to use them, saying they could be fatal. The slow onset of PMMA may lead users to take more, increasing the risk of overdose.
In 2018, Indiana State police seized orange Trump-shaped ecstasy pills in an operation targeting small-time drug traffickers. Those pills also had Trump’s face and the phrase “great again” on the back. In 2017, German police seized thousands of similar pills, which were also orange and had an estimated street value of nearly $46,000.
No overdoses or deaths have been reported due to the drug, according to a spokesperson for the Trimbos Institute. She said they do not know of any victims where PMMA was found in their blood. The clinic said the pills had recently been handed in to some of their centers where they test drugs before people take them.
While ecstasy is illegal in the Netherlands, hundreds of thousands of people use the drug every year, according to the government. The warnings about Trump-shaped pills are part of a recurring pattern of drug-related alerts involving political figures and new substances.
