Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Ratios of Ecstasy Use vs Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates (1965 - 2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | 18 or Older | 12 to 17 |
| 1965 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1966 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1967 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1970 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1971 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1972 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1973 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1974 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1975 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1976 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -- |
| 1977 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1978 | -- | 0.01 | -- |
| 1979 | 0.01 | 0.03 | -- |
| 1980 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -- |
| 1981 | 0.01 | 0.04 | -- |
| 1982 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -- |
| 1983 | 0.02 | 0.07 | -- |
| 1984 | 0.03 | 0.09 | -- |
| 1985 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| 1986 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.01 |
| 1988 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| 1989 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 0.02 |
| 1990 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.01 |
| 1991 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.01 |
| 1992 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.01 |
| 1993 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| 1994 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.03 |
| 1995 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.04 |
| 1997 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.05 |
| 1998 | 0.22 | 0.54 | 0.06 |
| 1999 | 0.32 | 0.81 | 0.11 |
| 2000 | 0.34 | 0.87 | 0.12 |
| 2001 | 0.34 | 0.83 | 0.14 |
| 2002 | 0.22 | 0.54 | 0.09 |
| 2003 | -- | 0.37 | -- |
| Averages: | 0.23 | 0.54 | 0.08 |
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