drug of abuse
Many types of drugs have been abused and
caused serious human health problems. Arrests for
the possession and use of representative drugs of
abuse in Japan in 2003 are shown in Fig. 1. MP is
the most popular and the arrests of those less than
20 years old for stimulant-related offences totaled
524 in 2003.2) On the other hand, although the illegal
use of MDMA is less than that of MP, the number
of confiscated tablets containing MDMA is rapidly
increasing. The total number of MDMA tablets
confiscated in Japan was 393062 in 2003.1,2)