Ratios of Past Year 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 -- Past Year (1986 - 2004)
Year Heroin Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1986 0.2 0.005 0.002
1987 0.2 0.006 0.002
1988 0.2 0.006 0.002
1989 0.2 0.007 0.002
1990 0.1 0.004 0.001
1991 0.1 0.004 0.001
1992 0.2 0.008 0.002
1993 0.2 0.008 0.002
1994 0.1 0.004 0.001
1995 0.4 0.015 0.005
1996 0.4 0.015 0.005
1997 0.3 0.011 0.004
1998 0.4 0.015 0.005
1999 0.4 0.014 0.005
2000 0.4 0.014 0.005
2001 0.5 0.017 0.006
2002 0.2 0.007 0.002
2003 0.4 0.014 0.005
2004 0.3 0.010 0.004
Averages: 0.3 0.010 0.003

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