Ratios of New Ecstasy Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 18 and Older
Source: Monitoring the Future
Source: Monitoring the Future
| Ratios of Ecstasy Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 18 or Older (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Ecstasy New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1966 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1967 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1970 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1971 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1972 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1973 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1974 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1975 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1976 | 30,000 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1977 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1978 | 8,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1979 | 35,000 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 29,000 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 47,000 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| 1982 | 17,000 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1983 | 73,000 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 1984 | 91,000 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| 1985 | 140,000 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
| 1986 | 155,000 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| 1987 | 162,000 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
| 1988 | 154,000 | 0.25 | 0.16 |
| 1989 | 178,000 | 0.26 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 180,000 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| 1991 | 149,000 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
| 1992 | 184,000 | 0.24 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 179,000 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
| 1994 | 211,000 | 0.25 | 0.20 |
| 1995 | 271,000 | 0.28 | 0.25 |
| 1996 | 313,000 | 0.35 | 0.28 |
| 1997 | 440,000 | 0.50 | 0.39 |
| 1998 | 674,000 | 0.83 | 0.54 |
| 1999 | 1,005,000 | 1.06 | 0.81 |
| 2000 | 1,227,000 | 1.35 | 0.87 |
| 2001 | 1,170,000 | 1.22 | 0.83 |
| 2002 | 810,000 | 0.98 | 0.54 |
| 2003 | 535,000 | 0.66 | 0.37 |
| Averages: | 716,111 | 0.80 | 0.54 |
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