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The growing popularity of MDMA
Use of MDMA, the key component of ecstasy, has been steadily rising since 2013.
Its use has dipped over the last year but now there is concern that increasingly strong forms of the drug are on the market and are widely available on the dark web.
James Longman spent some time with 18-year-old Leslie who spoke openly about his drug use.
In his film he also met the mother of 22-year-old Stephanie Shevlin who died in June after taking an ecstasy pill.
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