Ecstasy Use

The NHSDA Report:  Ecstasy Use

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Highlights:

• In 2001, over 8 million persons aged 12 or older reported using Ecstasy at least once in their lifetime.

• The majority of past year Ecstasy users were young adults 18 to 25.

• Past year Ecstasy users aged 12 to 25 were more likely to have used other types of illicit drugs in the past year than those who did not use Ecstasy in the past year.

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This Short Report,  The NHSDA Report:  Ecstasy Use is based on SAMHSA's  National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.   The NHSDA also provides estimates for drug use by state.

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