Source: Monitoring the Future
| Ratios of Other Narcotic Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 12th Grade Students -- Lifetime (1975 - 2005) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Other Narcotic Use Rate (%) | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1975 | 9.0 | 0.19 | 0.10 |
| 1976 | 9.6 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
| 1977 | 10.3 | 0.18 | 0.11 |
| 1978 | 9.9 | 0.17 | 0.11 |
| 1979 | 10.1 | 0.17 | 0.11 |
| 1980 | 9.8 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| 1981 | 10.1 | 0.17 | 0.11 |
| 1982 | 9.6 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
| 1983 | 9.4 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
| 1984 | 9.7 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
| 1985 | 10.2 | 0.19 | 0.11 |
| 1986 | 9.0 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
| 1987 | 9.2 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
| 1988 | 8.6 | 0.18 | 0.09 |
| 1989 | 8.3 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
| 1990 | 8.3 | 0.20 | 0.09 |
| 1991 | 6.6 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| 1992 | 6.1 | 0.19 | 0.07 |
| 1993 | 6.4 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| 1994 | 6.6 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| 1995 | 7.2 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| 1996 | 8.2 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
| 1997 | 9.7 | 0.20 | 0.12 |
| 1998 | 9.8 | 0.20 | 0.12 |
| 1999 | 10.2 | 0.21 | 0.13 |
| 2000 | 10.6 | 0.22 | 0.13 |
| 2001 | 9.9 | 0.20 | 0.12 |
| 2002 | 13.5 | 0.28 | 0.17 |
| 2003 | 13.2 | 0.29 | 0.17 |
| 2004 | 13.5 | 0.30 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | 12.8 | 0.29 | 0.17 |
| Averages: | 9.5 | 0.20 | 0.11 |
| Past Year Ratios of Use | Past Month Ratios of Use | Use Ratios vs Alcohol |
| Use Ratios vs Marijuana | 12th Grade Other Narcotic Use | Comparisons Across Demographics |
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