CCSA-MDMA-Drug-Summary-2015-en

Canadian Drug Summary: MDMA (Ecstasy, Molly)
2012, and Toronto and Montreal in 2013, recreational drug users had the highest self-reported
prevalence of past-year ecstasy use among all three high-risk populations. 17,18,19
Ranking among Top Five Substances
Table 1. Top five substances used in the past year by Canadians
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5
General Population
(15+)
Alcohol
(75.9%)
Cannabis
(10.6%)
Cocaine/Crack
(0.9%)*
Hallucinogens
and Salvia
(0.6%)*
Ecstasy
(0.4%)*
Youth (15-24)
Alcohol
(72.6%)
Cannabis
(24.4%)
Hallucinogens
and Salvia
(2.7%)
Cocaine/Crack
(2.4%)
Ecstasy
(1.4%)*
Adults (25+)
Alcohol
(76.5%)
Cannabis
(8.0%)
N/A
(suppressed)
N/A
(suppressed)
N/A
(suppressed)
Source: CTADS 2013
Note: Figures identified with an asterisk should be interpreted with caution due to high sampling variability.
Past-Year Use of Ecstasy Internationally
According to data obtained from the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Canada had
a lower past-year prevalence of ecstasy use among the general population than the United States
and England and Wales.
1.8%
1.6%
1.4%
1.2%
Figure 3. International past-year use of ecstasy
1.0%
0.8%
0.6%
Canada
United States
England and Wales
0.4%
0.2%
0.0%
2009 2010 2011 2012
Source: data.unodc.org
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse • Centre canadien de lutte contre les toxicomanies
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