Ecstasy use down during pandemic; Psychedelics draw more interest

The coronavirus crisis had an effect on party-drug users in the Netherlands. Some said they used more alcohol or drugs, or experimented with new substances during the lockdown, while others used the lockdown to cut back or stop for a while. There was a significant decrease in alcohol and ecstasy users, while the use of psychedelics like LSD and truffles increased, according to a survey by the Trimbos Institute among the Netherlands' nightlife crowd.Submitted by Janene Pieters on Saturday, 19 September 2020 - 08:45 https://nltimes.nl/2020/09/19/ecstasy-use-pandemic-psychedelics-draw-interest