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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2008 Jun 3;97(0):139–149. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.04.001

Table 3. Prevalence and odds of current DSM-IV Axis I disorders comparing current ecstasy users, former ecstasy users, and other illicit drug users to lifetime non-illicit drug users, NESARC 2001–2002.

Mood disorders

Any mood disorder Major depression Dysthymia Mania or hypomania




% (S.E.)a AOR (99% CI)b % (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b % (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b % (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b
Current ecstasy users (N = 116) 14.7 (3.4) 1.4 (0.7–2.9) 6.0 (6.0) 1.2 (0.4–3.4) 4.6 (4.6) 4.2 (1.2–15.7) 1.3 (1.3) 0.4 (0.1–2.2)
Former ecstasy users (N = 242) 27.8 (3.3) 3.5 (2.2–5.5) 11.3 (2.5) 2.6 (1.3–5.2) 3.8 (1.3) 4.0 (1.3–12.2) 3.8 (1.3) 1.4 (0.5–3.7)
Any other illicit drug users (N = 2028) 21.6 (1.2) 2.4 (1.9–3.0) 10.6 (0.9) 2.4 (1.8–3.3) 3.3 (0.5) 3.10 (1.7–5.5) 4.9 (0.5) 1.6 (1.1–2.4)
Never drug users (N = 6280) 10.4 (0.5) 1.0 5.0 (0.3) 1.0 1.1 (0.2) 1.0 2.8 (0.3) 1.0
Anxiety disorders

Any anxiety disorder Panic disorder Social phobia Specific phobia Generalized anxiety disorder





% (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b % (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b % (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b % (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b % (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b

Current ecstasy users (N = 116) 24.2 (24.2) 3.7 (1.8–7.5) 7.9 (7.9) 7.7 (2.5–23.9) 3.9 (3.9) 2.1 (0.6–7.8) 19.1 (19.1) 4.1 (1.8–9.4) 3.2 (3.2) 2.7 (0.7–10.2)
Former ecstasy users (N = 242) 19.1 (3.0) 2.5 (1.4–4.6) 7.8 (1.8) 7.6 (3.4–17.1) 4.9 (1.4) 2.8 (1.1–6.7) 11.2 (2.5) 2.0 (1.0–4.3) 4.4 (1.4) 3.6 (1.3–9.8)
Any other drug users (N = 2028) 18.1 (1.1) 2.2 (1.7–2.8) 4.1 (0.5) 3.4 (2.0–5.8) 5.6 (0.6) 2.7 (1.8–4.0) 11.5 (1.0) 1.9 (1.4–2.6) 3.7 (0.5) 2.8 (1.7–4.6)
Never drug users (N = 6280) 9.5 (0.6) 1.0 1.3 (0.2) 1.0 2.1 (0.2) 1.0 6.4 (0.5) 1.0 1.3 (0.2) 1.0
Alcohol disorders

Any alcohol use disorder Alcohol abuse Alcohol dependence



% (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b % (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b % (S.E.) AOR (99% CI)b

Current ecstasy users (N = 116) 69.5 (69.5) 22.6 (11.5–44.3) 52.7 (52.7) 21.6 (10.7–43.6) 16.7 (16.7) 4.1 (1.8–9.4)
Former ecstasy users (N = 242) 47.6 (4.1) 9.3 (5.6–15.2) 28.0 (3.5) 8.4 (5.2–13.7) 19.6 (3.1) 4.7 (2.6–8.5)
Any other illicit drug users (N = 2028) 31.3 (1.3) 4.8 (3.8–6.0) 19.0 (1.2) 5.1 (3.9–6.8) 12.3 (0.8) 2.9 (2.2–3.9)
Never drug users (N = 6280) 8.4 (0.5) 1.0 4.1 (0.3) 1.0 4.3 (0.4) 1.0
a

S.E. refers to standard error.

b

Odds ratio adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, marital status, personal income, urbanicity, and region.