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


Comparison Trends in Drug Use by College Students Lifetime Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1980 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1980 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1980 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future, Vol II (2009), Tables 9-1, 9-2, and 9-3, pp.268-271

Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Marijuana Use Among College Students (1980 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1980 0.34 0.33 0.20
1981 0.34 0.31 0.22
1982 0.37 0.38 0.29
1983 0.37 0.38 0.25
1984 0.37 0.40 0.33
1985 0.38 0.41 0.29
1986 0.40 0.42 0.31
1987 0.37 0.37 0.23
1988 0.29 0.29 0.25
1989 0.28 0.24 0.17
1990 0.23 0.19 0.09
1991 0.20 0.14 0.07
1992 0.18 0.11 0.07
1993 0.15 0.10 0.05
1994 0.12 0.07 0.04
1995 0.13 0.12 0.04
1996 0.11 0.09 0.05
1997 0.12 0.11 0.09
1998 0.16 0.13 0.09
1999 0.17 0.13 0.06
2000 0.18 0.14 0.07
2001 0.17 0.13 0.09
2002 0.17 0.14 0.08
2003 0.18 0.16 0.10
2004 0.19 0.20 0.13
2005 0.18 0.17 0.11
2006 0.16 0.17 0.11
2007 0.18 0.17 0.10
2008 0.15 0.14 0.07
Average 0.23 0.21 0.14


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Cocaine Use vs Alcohol -- College Cocaine Use vs Marijuana -- 12th Grade Cocaine Use vs Marijuana -- Ages 19 to 28

Comparison Trends Overview by Demographic Group

12th Grade Students College Students 19 to 28 Year Olds


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