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Monitoring the Future -- Trends in Lifetime Cocaine Use
vs Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among College Students


Cocaine Use Overview Drug vs Marijuana Drug vs Alcohol

Source: Monitoring the Future, Vol II (2009), Table 9-1, p. 268

Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among College Students -- Lifetime Use
Year vs Alcohol vs Marijuana
1980 0.23 0.34
1981 0.23 0.34
1982 0.24 0.37
1983 0.24 0.37
1984 0.23 0.37
1985 0.24 0.38
1986 0.25 0.40
1987 0.22 0.37
1988 0.17 0.29
1989 0.16 0.28
1990 0.12 0.23
1991 0.10 0.20
1992 0.09 0.18
1993 0.07 0.15
1994 0.06 0.12
1995 0.06 0.13
1996 0.06 0.11
1997 0.06 0.12
1998 0.09 0.16
1999 0.10 0.17
2000 0.11 0.18
2001 0.10 0.17
2002 0.10 0.17
2003 0.11 0.18
2004 0.11 0.19
2005 0.10 0.18
2006 0.09 0.16
2007 0.10 0.18
2008 0.08 0.15
Average 0.13 0.23


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