Oakland Raider Darrell Russell's one-year suspension for testing positive for Ecstasy is the highest profile case of its kind involving the drug clinically known as methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).

For pro sports and the popular club drug, it was only a matter of time.

A national expert on athlete drug prevention has conducted surveys that find 15 to 20 percent of high school athletes have tried Ecstasy. Those numbers are backed up by government data on regular student use, which generally mirrors use by athletes.

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