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Monitoring the Future -- Trends in Lifetime Amphetamine Use
vs Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28


Amphetamine Use Overview Drug vs Marijuana Drug vs Alcohol

Source: Monitoring the Future, Vol II (2009), Table 5-1, pp. 148-150

Ratios of Amphetamine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among 19 to 28 Year Olds -- Lifetime Use
Year vs Alcohol vs Marijuana
1986 0.34 0.49
1987 0.32 0.47
1988 0.30 0.45
1989 0.27 0.40
1990 0.26 0.41
1991 0.24 0.38
1992 0.22 0.36
1993 0.20 0.33
1994 0.19 0.32
1995 0.18 0.31
1996 0.17 0.29
1997 0.16 0.27
1998 0.16 0.26
1999 0.16 0.26
2000 0.17 0.27
2001 0.17 0.27
2002 0.16 0.26
2003 0.17 0.27
2004 0.18 0.28
2005 0.16 0.26
2006 0.18 0.28
2007 0.17 0.27
2008 0.17 0.26
Average 0.20 0.32


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