Ratios of New Cocaine Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 18 and Older

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 18 or Older (1965 - 2003)
Year Cocaine New Users Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1965 61,000 0.13 0.04
1966 36,000 0.07 0.03
1967 80,000 0.09 0.05
1968 113,000 0.10 0.08
1969 141,000 0.10 0.08
1970 189,000 0.13 0.12
1971 320,000 0.19 0.22
1972 384,000 0.26 0.24
1973 424,000 0.24 0.31
1974 601,000 0.46 0.44
1975 658,000 0.49 0.50
1976 743,000 0.56 0.56
1977 917,000 0.67 0.70
1978 1,029,000 0.79 0.89
1979 1,075,000 0.87 0.84
1980 1,163,000 1.17 0.99
1981 1,238,000 1.24 1.08
1982 1,248,000 1.34 1.17
1983 1,303,000 1.44 1.20
1984 1,147,000 1.45 1.15
1985 1,159,000 1.43 1.13
1986 1,059,000 1.32 1.16
1987 923,000 1.30 0.87
1988 909,000 1.45 0.97
1989 814,000 1.21 0.77
1990 682,000 1.07 0.69
1991 566,000 0.85 0.56
1992 587,000 0.78 0.56
1993 491,000 0.61 0.49
1994 494,000 0.58 0.47
1995 530,000 0.55 0.49
1996 581,000 0.64 0.51
1997 618,000 0.70 0.55
1998 605,000 0.74 0.48
1999 648,000 0.68 0.52
2000 714,000 0.78 0.51
2001 805,000 0.84 0.57
2002 740,000 0.90 0.50
2003 710,000 0.88 0.49
Averages: 693,111 0.88 0.62

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