The Global Drug Survey has recorded a steady increase in the number of people hospitalised after taking the drug, referring to pills containing MDMA and also pure MDMA powder, from 0.3% of people surveyed for the 2013 report, 0.6% for 2014, to 0.9% this year.

The results show that of the 23,000 people who had taken ecstasy, 202 sought emergency medical treatment after taking the drug.