Drug institute warns Trump-shaped ecstasy pills pose overdose risk

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A respected drug treatment and mental health center in the Netherlands issued a warning against taking ecstasy pills shaped like President Donald Trump’s head, saying they could be fatal.The Trimbos Institute warned in a “red alert” that the pills contain a high concentration of PMMA, also known as para-methoxymethamphetamine, which is similar to ecstasy’s active ingredient MDMA but is slower acting.The slow onset could encourage users to take more and potentially overdose.The institute shared a photo of two of the pills, one of which was green on the front and the other yellow. They were red and blue on the back.POLICE SEIZE COCAINE BRICKS WITH STICKERS OF NORWEGIAN SOCCER STAR ERLING HAALAND ALL OVER THEM This undated photo provided by the Trimbos Institute of Mental Health and Addiction shows pills with a depiction of President Donald Trump on one side and NL and Trump stamped on the other. (Trimbos Institute of Mental Health and Addiction via AP)The pills had a likeness of Trump’s face on the front and the name “Trump” and letters “NL” on the back.”Absolutely do not use these pills,” the institute said.In 2018, Indiana State police seized orange Trump-shaped ecstasy pills in an operation targeting small-time drug traffickers.Those pills also had Trump’s face on the front and “great again” written on the back, an apparent reference to his Make America Great Again slogan. The institute said the pills have a slow-acting ingredient that could lead to overdose. (Trimbos Institute of Mental Health and Addiction via AP)In 2017, German police also seized thousands of Trump-shaped ecstasy pills, which also appeared to be orange, that had an estimated street value of nearly $46,000.There have yet to be any reports of overdoses or deaths due to the drug, spokesperson Anniek Groothuis told The Associated Press.GERMAN POLICE SEIZE THOUSANDS OF ‘TRUMP’ ECSTASY TABLETS”We do not know of any victims where PMMA was found in their blood,” she said. Indiana State Police released a photo showing ecstasy pills bearing President Trump’s image and the words “great again” in 2018. (Indiana State Police )The clinic said the pills had recently been handed in to some of its centers where it tests drugs before people take them.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPWhile ecstasy is illegal in the Netherlands, hundreds of thousands of people use the drug every year, according to the government. Brie Stimson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment and breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. 

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