Ireland’s young people are the second-biggest users of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, in the EU, according to law enforcement study.
The study by Europol and the European Union Drugs Agency shows consumption of the drug is rising again across Europe following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Regarding use of MDMA, Irish young people are second only to drug users in the Netherlands, where much of the world’s supply is manufactured. According to the study, 6.5 per cent of Irish people aged between 15 and 34 had taken the drug in the previous year.
The next-biggest consumers in the EU were the Czech Republic (4.7 per cent), Germany (2.7 per cent) and Croatia (2.6 per cent).
The study found…