Ratios of Lifetime Heroin Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 19 to 28


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Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Heroin Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28 -- Lifetime (1986 - 2004)
Year Heroin Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1986 1.3 0.020 0.014
1987 1.3 0.020 0.014
1988 1.1 0.017 0.012
1989 1.0 0.016 0.011
1990 0.9 0.015 0.010
1991 0.9 0.015 0.010
1992 0.9 0.016 0.010
1993 0.9 0.016 0.010
1994 0.8 0.015 0.009
1995 1.1 0.021 0.012
1996 1.3 0.024 0.014
1997 1.3 0.024 0.014
1998 1.6 0.029 0.018
1999 1.7 0.031 0.019
2000 1.8 0.033 0.020
2001 2.0 0.036 0.022
2002 1.8 0.032 0.020
2003 1.9 0.033 0.021
2004 1.9 0.033 0.021
Averages: 1.3 0.023 0.015

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