Ecstasy and Drug Consumption Patterns: A Canadian Rave Population Study
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry August 1, 2002 Samantha R. Gross, Sean P. Barrett, John S. Shestowsky et al. 97 citations
In a sample of 210 rave attendees in Montreal, alcohol and cannabis were the most commonly used substances, both over a lifetime and in the previous 30 days. MDMA and amphetamine were the next most popular drugs for recent use and for having ever tried. The sequence of first use followed a consistent order: alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, LSD, psilocybin, amphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, GHB, ephedrine, ketamine. Early alcohol or cannabis use was associated with earlier experimentation with all other drugs tried by more than a quarter of the sample. Drug consumption levels were substantial, especially for MDMA, amphetamine, cannabis, and alcohol, with little heroin use.