Ratios of New Ecstasy Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 12 and Older
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Ratios of Ecstasy Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- Total (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Ecstasy New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1966 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1967 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1970 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1971 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1972 | 21,000 | -- | -- |
| 1973 | 15,000 | -- | -- |
| 1974 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1975 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1976 | 38,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1977 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1978 | 16,000 | -- | -- |
| 1979 | 38,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1980 | 33,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1981 | 47,000 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1982 | 29,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1983 | 82,000 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1984 | 93,000 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| 1985 | 160,000 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| 1986 | 179,000 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| 1987 | 178,000 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
| 1988 | 191,000 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 1989 | 211,000 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| 1990 | 197,000 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| 1991 | 166,000 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
| 1992 | 208,000 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 1993 | 219,000 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| 1994 | 268,000 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| 1995 | 339,000 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| 1996 | 412,000 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1997 | 563,000 | 0.22 | 0.15 |
| 1998 | 839,000 | 0.34 | 0.22 |
| 1999 | 1,315,000 | 0.50 | 0.32 |
| 2000 | 1,633,000 | 0.59 | 0.34 |
| 2001 | 1,661,000 | 0.59 | 0.34 |
| 2002 | 1,152,000 | 0.43 | 0.22 |
| 2003 | 803,000 | 0.33 | -- |
| Averages: | 968,556 | 0.37 | 0.23 |
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