In the United States, possession of more than 100 grams of heroin or a mixture containing heroin is punishable with a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years of imprisonment in a federal prison. Men and women who smoked marijuana before age 17 are 3.5 times as likely to attempt suicide as those who started later. About 5.5% of 19-22 year-olds surveyed had used Ecstasy in the previous year. In the United States, heroin is a schedule I drug according to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, making it illegal to possess without a DEA license. | 
