MDMA powder, pills and crystal: the persistence of ecstasy and the poverty of policy
Drugs and Alcohol Today April 13, 2009 Zoë Smith, Karenza Moore, Fiona Measham 34 citations
Ecstasy (MDMA) use in Britain has declined since 2001 according to the British Crime Survey, but a new form of MDMA powder or crystal has emerged as a 'premium' product, rebranded in response to user dissatisfaction with poor-quality pills. These changes occurred within a policy context that prioritized the drugs-crime relationship through coercive treatment of problem drug users and a focus on binge drinking, leading to a reduction in information, support, and treatment for ecstasy users since the mid-1990s Safer Dancing harm reduction model.