Ratios of Lifetime Heroin Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by 8th Grade Students


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Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Heroin Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 8th Grade Students -- Lifetime (1991 - 2005)
Year Heroin Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1991 1.2 0.118 0.017
1992 1.4 0.125 0.020
1993 1.4 0.111 0.025
1994 2.0 0.120 0.036
1995 2.3 0.116 0.042
1996 2.4 0.104 0.043
1997 2.1 0.093 0.039
1998 2.3 0.104 0.044
1999 2.3 0.105 0.044
2000 1.9 0.094 0.037
2001 1.7 0.083 0.034
2002 1.6 0.083 0.034
2003 1.6 0.091 0.035
2004 1.6 0.098 0.036
2005 1.5 0.091 0.037
Averages: 1.8 0.103 0.035

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