The total quantity of MDMA seized in drug busts nationwide last year was 4,890g, or 16,000 tablets. Official statistics claim that 4,728g of the drug were confiscated in drug busts between January and July of this year alone. Ma said the number of users will decrease if the price of MDMA is raised five or 10 times. Many MDMA users are disco-goers. The effect of the drug can last four to five hours and make users excited and talkative, as well as reducing social inhibitions.
Many users also like to take it to prolong their dancing time.
But if they don't drink enough water, users might become dehydrated due to the long periods of violent exercise that can often result, Li said. The first MDMA misuse case was identified in Taiwan in 1996 and the drug first appeared on the official list of illegal drug statistics in 1999. But it has become widespread, among youngsters in particular. According to a report by the judiciary to the health department, nearly all MDMA pills are smuggled into the country, mainly from Holland, but from Indonesia and Malaysia as well. This story has been viewed 513 times.