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The Trimbos Institute, a prominent Dutch drug treatment and mental health organization, has issued a “red alert” alerting the public to avoid ecstasy pills shaped and branded with President Donald Trump’s likeness. According to the institute, these pills contain dangerously elevated concentrations of PMMA, or para-methoxymethamfetamine, a substance chemically similar to MDMA but with a significantly delayed onset of effects.
The delayed reaction time poses a substantial overdose risk, as users may consume additional pills before experiencing effects from their initial dose. The institute distributed photographs showing the pills in two color variations: green and yellow on the front with red and blue reverse sides, each bearing Trump’s face and the text “Trump” and “NL” on the back.
In a stark cautionary statement, the Trimbos Institute urged the public: “Absolutely do not use these pills.” The organization obtained the drugs after they were voluntarily submitted to several of their testing centers, where clients can assess substances before consumption.
This marks at least the third documented seizure of Trump-themed ecstasy pills internationally. Indiana State police confiscated orange Trump-shaped pills in 2018 during a small-scale trafficking operation, while German authorities seized thousands of similar orange pills in 2017 valued at approximately $46,000.
As of now, no overdose deaths or hospitalizations have been linked to these particular pills, according to Trimbos Institute spokesperson Anniek Groothuis. “We do not know of any victims where PMMA was found in their blood,” Groothuis told the Associated Press, though warnings remain active across the Netherlands, where hundreds of thousands consume ecstasy annually despite its illegal status.
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