Ratios of New Cocaine Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 12 to 17

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health


Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 12 to 17 (1965 - 2003)
Year Cocaine New Users Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1965 -- -- --
1966 -- -- --
1967 -- -- --
1968 49,000 0.06 0.02
1969 46,000 0.05 0.02
1970 76,000 0.06 0.03
1971 93,000 0.07 0.04
1972 136,000 0.08 0.05
1973 162,000 0.09 0.06
1974 191,000 0.10 0.07
1975 169,000 0.09 0.07
1976 194,000 0.10 0.07
1977 247,000 0.13 0.09
1978 226,000 0.11 0.08
1979 240,000 0.14 0.09
1980 293,000 0.19 0.12
1981 308,000 0.21 0.13
1982 271,000 0.19 0.11
1983 254,000 0.18 0.12
1984 272,000 0.21 0.11
1985 281,000 0.21 0.13
1986 256,000 0.20 0.11
1987 239,000 0.21 0.12
1988 175,000 0.16 0.09
1989 154,000 0.16 0.07
1990 162,000 0.19 0.08
1991 121,000 0.12 0.06
1992 160,000 0.14 0.08
1993 143,000 0.11 0.07
1994 160,000 0.10 0.07
1995 214,000 0.13 0.10
1996 244,000 0.15 0.10
1997 243,000 0.14 0.10
1998 264,000 0.16 0.10
1999 270,000 0.16 0.10
2000 289,000 0.16 0.09
2001 335,000 0.18 0.10
2002 333,000 0.18 0.09
2003 384,000 0.23 --
Averages: 230,333 0.16 0.09


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