Ratios of Past Year Tranquilizer Use vs Alcohol Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28, College Students, and 12th Grade Students


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Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Tranquilizer to Alcohol Use -- Past Year Use (1986 - 2004)
Year Ages 19 to 28 College Students 12th Grade Students
1986 0.061 0.048 0.069
1987 0.057 0.042 0.064
1988 0.047 0.035 0.056
1989 0.042 0.029 0.046
1990 0.042 0.034 0.043
1991 0.040 0.027 0.046
1992 0.039 0.033 0.036
1993 0.036 0.028 0.048
1994 0.035 0.022 0.051
1995 0.040 0.035 0.060
1996 0.038 0.034 0.063
1997 0.037 0.046 0.063
1998 0.045 0.046 0.074
1999 0.044 0.045 0.079
2000 0.055 0.050 0.078
2001 0.065 0.061 0.094
2002 0.082 0.081 0.108
2003 0.082 0.084 0.096
2004 0.088 0.083 0.103
Averages: 0.051 0.045 0.067

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