▲ 189 ▼ Dutch health institute issues 'red alert' over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills (www.bbc.com) submitted 5 days ago* by Winou@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Skullgrid@lemmy.world -10 points 5 days ago (3 children) MDMA when used properly is a safer drug than alcohol. I'm really not buying this. How are you basing this comparison? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Photonic@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago* This has been extensively studied and is a consistent outcome in those studies. This is a pretty good summary and he lists several scientific sources like this one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago* How many die yearly of MDMA? How many die of alcohol? Alcohol is 2.6 million globally. MDMA does have reported deaths, 105 in 2023 in the european union, but those are mostly due to dirty pills, overheating, dehydration, undercooling, water poisoning (by drinking too much) or other secondhand causes by irresponsible use. There are no recorded deaths due to the substance itself, contrary to alcohol. Global Drug-Related Mortality Scale: Opioids ~500,000–600,000+/year worldwide Alcohol ~2,600,000/year worldwide Cocaine ~29,000+/year (US only) Methamphetamine ~34,000+/year (US only) MDMA ~few hundred/year globally Next to that there are academic clinical trials being done with MDMA for treating depression and PTSD. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 days ago There have been multiple studies, it’s absolutely true. Alcohol is wayyyy more detrimental than pure MDMA. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago* This has been extensively studied and is a consistent outcome in those studies. This is a pretty good summary and he lists several scientific sources like this one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago* How many die yearly of MDMA? How many die of alcohol? Alcohol is 2.6 million globally. MDMA does have reported deaths, 105 in 2023 in the european union, but those are mostly due to dirty pills, overheating, dehydration, undercooling, water poisoning (by drinking too much) or other secondhand causes by irresponsible use. There are no recorded deaths due to the substance itself, contrary to alcohol. Global Drug-Related Mortality Scale: Opioids ~500,000–600,000+/year worldwide Alcohol ~2,600,000/year worldwide Cocaine ~29,000+/year (US only) Methamphetamine ~34,000+/year (US only) MDMA ~few hundred/year globally Next to that there are academic clinical trials being done with MDMA for treating depression and PTSD. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 days ago There have been multiple studies, it’s absolutely true. Alcohol is wayyyy more detrimental than pure MDMA. permalink fedilink source parent
