Police on the Spanish island of Ibiza state that 40,000 Ecstasy pills are sold every day between June and September.

Organized by British drug gangs from Liverpool and Manchester, ecstasy pills are sold for $6 (5 Euros), as opposed to a bottle of beer sells for $15 (12 Euros) in the high end clubs on the island.

Source:  Fiona Govan, “Drug dealers sell 40,000 Ecstasy pills on Ibiza every day,” Telegraph, July 16, 2010.

In 2008, authorities in Lebanon seized 400 ecstasy tablets.

In 2009, 17,312 ecstasy tablets were seized.

Source: AFP, “Ecstasy a growing rave in Lebanon drug market,” Google News, July 1, 2010.

Between 2004 and 2008, there was an increase of nearly 75 percent in the number of ecstasy related visits to hospitals in the United States.

Source:  Health Day, “CDC Warns of Ecstasy Overdose ‘Clusters’ at Rave Events,” BusinessWeek, June 10, 2010.

Between the years 2000 to 2008, 105 Australians died from taking Ecstasy.

Source:  Lisa Mayoh, “Ecstasy tablets kills more Australians,” Sunday Mail, January 31, 2010.

One in four adults living in Scotland have taken illegal drugs at least once in their life, according to a report by the Scottish Government.

The most used drug was marijuana, followed by amphetamines, ecstasy, and cocaine.

Source: “‘One in four’ Scots has taken drugs,” BBC News, January 26, 2010.

Based on the following estimates, the illegal drugs market in  Ireland is worth 628 Million Euros ($927 Million).

• Heroin: 54 Million Euros
• Marijuana: 370 Million Euros
• Cocaine: 75 Million Euros
• Ecstasy: 129 Million Euros

Source:  John Burke, “Boom time for dealers,” Sunday Business Post, December 9, 2007.

The top countries in the world who supply ecstasy are Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Source:  Ian Austin, “Report Cites Major Sales of Ecstasy,” New York Times, August 23, 2008.

Seizures of ecstasy by US Customs increased tenfold on the border with Canada.  In 203, 568,220 doses of ecstasy was seized at the border.  In 2006, 5,485,619 million doses was seized.

Source:  Jane Gross, “Rise Seen in Trafficking of Enhanced Ecstasy,” New York Times, January 9, 2008.

3.2 million people in the United Kingdom used at least one illicit drug in 2008, according to the British Crime Survey.

Selected Breakdown:

974,000 people used Cocaine.

586,000 people used Ecstasy.

2.5 million people smoked Marijuana.

125,000 people used Ketamine.

Source: Alan Travis, “Home Office reports big rise in cocaine use as street price falls,” Guardian, July 23, 2009.

Japan identified Canada as the biggest source of seized ecstasy tablets.  Behind Canada in terms of source countries were the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.

Source: “Illegal drugs: Canada’s growing international market,” CBC News, June24, 2009.