Ratios of New Cocaine Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 12 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 -- Total (1965 - 2003)
Year Cocaine New Users Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1965 80,000 0.10 0.02
1966 41,000 0.05 0.01
1967 87,000 0.06 0.02
1968 162,000 0.08 0.05
1969 187,000 0.08 0.05
1970 266,000 0.10 0.07
1971 413,000 0.14 0.11
1972 520,000 0.16 0.12
1973 586,000 0.17 0.14
1974 792,000 0.25 0.19
1975 827,000 0.26 0.21
1976 937,000 0.29 0.24
1977 1,165,000 0.35 0.28
1978 1,255,000 0.38 0.33
1979 1,315,000 0.44 0.33
1980 1,457,000 0.57 0.40
1981 1,546,000 0.63 0.43
1982 1,518,000 0.65 0.44
1983 1,557,000 0.66 0.47
1984 1,419,000 0.67 0.42
1985 1,441,000 0.67 0.44
1986 1,315,000 0.64 0.40
1987 1,162,000 0.64 0.37
1988 1,084,000 0.64 0.37
1989 968,000 0.59 0.30
1990 843,000 0.57 0.29
1991 687,000 0.41 0.24
1992 747,000 0.39 0.24
1993 634,000 0.29 0.20
1994 655,000 0.27 0.20
1995 744,000 0.28 0.23
1996 825,000 0.33 0.24
1997 861,000 0.33 0.23
1998 868,000 0.35 0.22
1999 917,000 0.35 0.23
2000 1,002,000 0.36 0.21
2001 1,140,000 0.41 0.23
2002 1,073,000 0.40 0.20
2003 1,094,000 0.44 --
Averages: 923,278 0.43 0.26

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