A look at some markets nationwide where ethnographic reports (the 2002 Drug Abuse Warning Network [DAWN] report, the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s November 2002 Pulse Check and the December 2002 report of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Community Epidemiology Work Group [CEWG]) indicate teen use of Ecstasy is a problem for the community:

Baltimore:	Tied for sixth in emergency department mentions of Ecstasy (DAWN); younger students are using the drug (Pulse Check).
Philadelphia:	Tied for fourth in emergency department mentions of Ecstasy (DAWN); use of the drug is emerging or intensifying (Pulse Check); Ecstasy users in area range from teenagers to those in their early 20s (CEWG).
Boston:	Tied for sixth in emergency department mentions of Ecstasy (DAWN); younger students are using the drug (Pulse Check).
Miami:	Tied for third in emergency department mentions of Ecstasy (DAWN); drug is sold mostly in high schools and malls (Pulse Check).
Chicago:	Tied for 19th in emergency department mentions of Ecstasy (DAWN); sold mostly in high schools and use is emerging or intensifying (Pulse Check); has moved from rave scene into mainstream clubs and house parties and is widely available in high schools (CEWG).
Detroit:	Tied for sixth in emergency department mentions of Ecstasy (DAWN); sold mostly in high schools with use seen as established (Pulse Check).
Minneapolis:	Tied for sixth in emergency department mentions of Ecstasy (DAWN); use among young people in the metropolitan area continuing to escalate and is no longer limited to raves or nightclub settings (CEWG).
Denver:	Tied for 11th in emergency department mentions of Ecstasy (DAWN); use is emerging or intensifying (Pulse Check); average age of first Ecstasy use in Colorado is 15.9 (CEWG).
Seattle:	Tied for fourth in emergency department mentions of Ecstasy (DAWN); adolescents are primary users with use emerging or intensifying (Pulse Check).