Anneke Poortman

Instability of the ecstasy market and a new kid on the block: mephedrone

Journal of Psychopharmacology September 8, 2010 Tibor M Brunt, Anneke Poortman, Raymond J.m. Niesink et al. 217 citations

Recently, several reports have indicated instability of the ecstasy market in the Netherlands and other EU countries. In the current study, we demonstrate this instability in the Netherlands, showing a decrease of ecstasy tablets containing 3,4-methylenedioxymetamphetamine (MDMA) by more than 50% in 2009. In addition, we describe a partial replacement of MDMA in tablets sold as ecstasy by a...