Dutch institute issues red alert on Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
What's new: Tests found a very high dose of PMMA, a slower-acting drug that can raise overdose risk because users may take more.
A Dutch addiction and mental health institute issued a red alert over ecstasy pills shaped like Donald Trump after tests found a very high amount of PMMA, a substance linked to potentially fatal overdoses. The Utrecht-based Trimbos Institute said several pills were handed in at testing centers in August. The tablets show Trump's face on one side and the words "Trump" and "NL" on the other. Trimbos warned users not to take them under any circumstances, saying PMMA can cause overheating, nausea, a rapid heart rate and convulsions, with symptoms sometimes appearing hours later. Spokesperson Anniek Groothuis said there were no reported deaths or serious illnesses tied to the pills.