Ecstasy-Related Emergency Department Visits by Young People Increased between 2005 and 2011; Alcohol Involvement Remains a Concern

Description

This spotlight report describes the risks of combining the drug Ecstasy (also known as MDMA or methylenedioxymethamphetamine) with alcohol. For emergency department patients aged 20 and younger, it provides the number of emergency department visits that involved Ecstasy, and the percentage of Ecstasy-related visits that involved alcohol for the years 2005 through 2011.

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21 Visit the original government dataset for complete information, documentation, and data access. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/ecstasy-related-emergency-department-visits-young-people-increased-between-2005-and-2011

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  • youth-substance-use
  • ecstasy-use
  • alcohol-abuse
  • samhsa
  • emergency-department

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