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Dutch more likely to use ecstasy than other Europeans

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 07/17/2015 - 18:13

Over 250,000 people in the Netherlands have used the party drug ecstasy at least once in the past year, according to new figures published on Friday. The research, by the national statistics office CBS and drugs research group Trimbos Institute, involved questioning a representative group of 6,000 people. The figures show that 2.5% of the Dutch population take ecstasy, compared with a European average of 0.6%. The Dutch are also more likely to take amphetamines than any other Europeans. In terms of cannabis use, around 8% of the Dutch have used it in the past year, which is above the 5.7% EU average but well below France (11%), Spain (9%) and the Czech Republic (9%). However, major differences in the way countries research drug usage may have influenced the figures, making accurate comparisons difficult, the CBS warns. City habits City dwellers are more likely to take drugs than those who...

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