Ratios of Lifetime Heroin Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by 12th Grade Students


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Ratios of Heroin Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 12th Grade Students -- Lifetime (1975 - 2005)
Year Heroin Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1975 2.2 0.047 0.024
1976 1.8 0.034 0.020
1977 1.8 0.032 0.019
1978 1.6 0.027 0.017
1979 1.1 0.018 0.012
1980 1.1 0.018 0.012
1981 1.1 0.018 0.012
1982 1.2 0.020 0.013
1983 1.2 0.021 0.013
1984 1.3 0.024 0.014
1985 1.2 0.022 0.013
1986 1.1 0.022 0.012
1987 1.2 0.024 0.013
1988 1.1 0.023 0.012
1989 1.3 0.030 0.014
1990 1.3 0.032 0.015
1991 0.9 0.025 0.010
1992 1.2 0.037 0.014
1993 1.1 0.031 0.014
1994 1.2 0.031 0.015
1995 1.6 0.038 0.020
1996 1.8 0.040 0.023
1997 2.1 0.042 0.026
1998 2.0 0.041 0.025
1999 2.0 0.040 0.025
2000 2.4 0.049 0.030
2001 1.8 0.037 0.023
2002 1.7 0.036 0.022
2003 1.5 0.033 0.020
2004 1.5 0.033 0.020
2005 1.5 0.033 0.020
Averages: 1.5 0.031 0.017

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