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. 2007 Nov 3;4:16. doi: 10.1186/1477-7517-4-16

Table 9.

Initiation rates for other illegal drugs by YOB cohorts (N = 2364). With the exception of "magic mushrooms," and ecstasy (a psychedelic made illegal in 1988), initiation rates for all Schedule One drugs have declined since 1975.

1936–45 1946–55 1956–65 1966–75 1976–85
Psilocybin 61.36% 74.52% 71.06% 71.07% 74.58%
LSD 67.05% 79.56% 63.79% 61.68% 50.60%
P/M 60.92% 65.75% 40.89% 22.27% 15.09%
Cocaine 81.82% 87.60% 81.50% 63.59% 54.40%
Meth 44.83% 60.44% 57.21% 48.28% 31.56%
MDMA 16.28% 16.57% 20.79% 51.49% 55.89%
Heroin 25.29% 33.06% 16.67% 13.02% 7.69%