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Statistics of Teen MDMA Drug Use

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According to the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, The numbers the past year of teen MDMA drug use in 2004 was 1.9 million (0.8% of the population aged 12 and older)

An estimated 11.1 million American teens tried MDMA at least once in their lifetimes, representing 4.6% of the U.S. population in that age group. The number of past month MDMA users was 450,000 (0.2%). The past year and past month figures are down from 2003 when approximately 2.1 million (0.9% of the population aged 12 and older) reported past year MDMA use and 470,000 (0.2%) reported past month MDMA use.

Among 12?17 year olds surveyed in 2004, 2.1% reported lifetime MDMA use, 1.2% reported past year MDMA use, and 0.3% reported past month MDMA use. Among 18?25 year olds surveyed in 2004, 13.8% reported lifetime MDMA use, 3.1% reported past year MDMA use, and 0.7% reported past month MDMA use.

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveys high school students on several risk factors including drug and alcohol use. For the first time in 2003, the YRBSS collected data on lifetime use of MDMA. Results of the 2003 survey indicate that 11.1% of high school students reported using MDMA at some point in their lifetimes (11.6% of male students and 10.4% of female students). The 2003 lifetime MDMA figures broken down by grade are as follows: 10.9% for 9th graders, 9.0% for 10th graders, 11.4% for 11th graders, and 12.8% for 12th graders.

According to students surveyed as part of the 2004 Monitoring the Future study, 2.8% of eighth graders, 4.3% of tenth graders, and 7.5% of twelfth graders reported using MDMA at least once during their lifetimes.

Percent of Students Reporting MDMA Use, 2003-2004

8th Grade
10th Grade
12th Grade
2004
2004
2004
Past month
0.7%
0.8%
1.1%
0.8%
1.3%
1.2%
Past year
2.1

1.7
3.0

2.4
4.5
4.0
Lifetime
3.2
2.8
5.4
4.3
8.3
7.5

Percent of Students Reporting Risk of Using MDMA, 2003-2004

Percent Saying "Great Risk"
8th Grade
10th Grade
12th Grade
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
Try MDMA once/twice
41.9%
42.5%
49.7%
52.0%
56.3%
57.7%
Use MDMA occasionally

65.8

65.1
71.7

74.6
n/a
n/a

Percent of Students Reporting Rohypnol Use, 2003-2004

 
8th Grade
10th Grade
12th Grade
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
Past month
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
n/a
n/a
Past year
0.2

0.6
0.6

0.7
1.3
1.6
Lifetime

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.2
n/a
n/a

Percent of Students Reporting Past Year GHB & Ketamine Use, 2003-2004

 
8th Grade
10th Grade
12th Grade
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
GHB
0.9%
0.7%
1.4%
0.8%
1.4%
2.0%
Ketamine
1.1

0.9
1.9

1.3
2.1
1.9

During 2003, 12.9% of college students and 15.3% of young adults (ages 19?28) reported using MDMA at least once during their lifetimes.15

Percent of College Students & Young Adults Using MDMA, 2003

Past Use of MDM
College Students
Young Adults
Past month
1.0%
0.8%
Past year
4.4
 

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