Source: Monitoring the Future
| Ratios of Amphetamine Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 12th Grade Students -- Past Month (1975 - 2005) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amphetamine Use Rate (%) | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1975 | 8.5 | 0.31 | 0.12 |
| 1976 | 7.7 | 0.24 | 0.11 |
| 1977 | 8.8 | 0.25 | 0.12 |
| 1978 | 8.7 | 0.23 | 0.12 |
| 1979 | 9.9 | 0.27 | 0.14 |
| 1980 | 12.1 | 0.36 | 0.17 |
| 1981 | 15.8 | 0.50 | 0.22 |
| 1982 | 10.7 | 0.38 | 0.15 |
| 1983 | 8.9 | 0.33 | 0.13 |
| 1984 | 8.3 | 0.33 | 0.12 |
| 1985 | 6.8 | 0.26 | 0.10 |
| 1986 | 5.5 | 0.24 | 0.08 |
| 1987 | 5.2 | 0.25 | 0.08 |
| 1988 | 4.6 | 0.26 | 0.07 |
| 1989 | 4.2 | 0.25 | 0.07 |
| 1990 | 3.7 | 0.26 | 0.06 |
| 1991 | 3.2 | 0.23 | 0.06 |
| 1992 | 2.8 | 0.24 | 0.05 |
| 1993 | 3.7 | 0.24 | 0.08 |
| 1994 | 4.0 | 0.21 | 0.08 |
| 1995 | 4.0 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
| 1996 | 4.1 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
| 1997 | 4.8 | 0.20 | 0.09 |
| 1998 | 4.6 | 0.20 | 0.09 |
| 1999 | 4.5 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
| 2000 | 5.0 | 0.23 | 0.10 |
| 2001 | 5.6 | 0.25 | 0.11 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 0.26 | 0.11 |
| 2003 | 5.0 | 0.24 | 0.11 |
| 2004 | 4.6 | 0.23 | 0.10 |
| 2005 | 3.9 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| Averages: | 6.3 | 0.26 | 0.10 |
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