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


Tranquilizer Use Overview Drug vs Marijuana Drug vs Alcohol

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

Ratios of Tranquilizer Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among College Students -- Lifetime Use
Year vs Alcohol vs Marijuana
1980 0.16 0.23
1981 0.12 0.18
1982 0.12 0.19
1983 0.11 0.17
1984 0.11 0.18
1985 0.10 0.16
1986 0.11 0.18
1987 0.09 0.16
1988 0.08 0.15
1989 0.09 0.16
1990 0.08 0.14
1991 0.07 0.15
1992 0.08 0.16
1993 0.07 0.15
1994 0.05 0.10
1995 0.06 0.13
1996 0.06 0.12
1997 0.08 0.15
1998 0.09 0.15
1999 0.09 0.16
2000 0.10 0.17
2001 0.11 0.19
2002 0.12 0.22
2003 0.13 0.22
2004 0.13 0.22
2005 0.14 0.24
2006 0.12 0.21
2007 0.11 0.19
2008 0.10 0.18
Average 0.10 0.17


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