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Monitoring the Future -- Trends in Heroin Use
vs Marijuana Use Among 12th Grade Students


Comparison Trends in Drug Use by Those Ages 19 to 28 Lifetime Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Comparison Trends in Drug Use by Those Ages 19 to 28 Lifetime Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future, Vol II (2009), Tables 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3, pp. 148-154

Ratios of Heroin Use vs Marijuana Use Among 19 to 28 Year Olds (1986 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1986 0.02 0.005 0.005
1987 0.02 0.006 0.005
1988 0.02 0.006 0.006
1989 0.02 0.007 0.006
1990 0.01 0.004 0.007
1991 0.02 0.004 --
1992 0.02 0.008 0.008
1993 0.02 0.008 0.007
1994 0.01 0.004 0.007
1995 0.02 0.015 0.007
1996 0.02 0.015 0.007
1997 0.02 0.011 0.007
1998 0.03 0.015 0.007
1999 0.03 0.014 0.006
2000 0.03 0.014 0.006
2001 0.04 0.017 0.018
2002 0.03 0.007 --
2003 0.03 0.014 0.006
2004 0.03 0.010 0.006
2005 0.03 0.014 0.006
2006 0.03 0.014 0.013
2007 0.03 0.011 0.006
2008 0.03 0.017 0.006
Average 0.02 0.010 0.007


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Heroin Use vs Alcohol -- Age 19 to 28 Heroin Use vs Marijuana -- 12th Grade Heroin Use vs Marijuana -- College Students

Comparison Trends Overview by Demographic Group
12th Grade Students College Students 19 to 28 Year Olds


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