Ratios of New Inhalant Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 12 to 17
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Ratios of Inhalant Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 12 to 17 (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Inhalant New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | 91,000 | 0.29 | 0.05 |
| 1966 | 139,000 | 0.48 | 0.08 |
| 1967 | 132,000 | 0.25 | 0.07 |
| 1968 | 146,000 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| 1969 | 213,000 | 0.21 | 0.10 |
| 1970 | 204,000 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| 1971 | 207,000 | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| 1972 | 220,000 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| 1973 | 226,000 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| 1974 | 248,000 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| 1975 | 316,000 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1976 | 302,000 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| 1977 | 345,000 | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| 1978 | 350,000 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| 1979 | 404,000 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
| 1980 | 379,000 | 0.24 | 0.15 |
| 1981 | 329,000 | 0.23 | 0.13 |
| 1982 | 282,000 | 0.20 | 0.12 |
| 1983 | 325,000 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
| 1984 | 307,000 | 0.23 | 0.13 |
| 1985 | 276,000 | 0.20 | 0.12 |
| 1986 | 338,000 | 0.27 | 0.14 |
| 1987 | 315,000 | 0.28 | 0.15 |
| 1988 | 323,000 | 0.30 | 0.17 |
| 1989 | 239,000 | 0.25 | 0.11 |
| 1990 | 287,000 | 0.34 | 0.15 |
| 1991 | 268,000 | 0.26 | 0.14 |
| 1992 | 359,000 | 0.31 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 338,000 | 0.25 | 0.15 |
| 1994 | 373,000 | 0.24 | 0.17 |
| 1995 | 404,000 | 0.24 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 408,000 | 0.26 | 0.17 |
| 1997 | 455,000 | 0.27 | 0.18 |
| 1998 | 507,000 | 0.30 | 0.19 |
| 1999 | 572,000 | 0.34 | 0.20 |
| 2000 | 708,000 | 0.39 | 0.21 |
| 2001 | 759,000 | 0.41 | 0.22 |
| 2002 | 812,000 | 0.44 | 0.22 |
| 2003 | 829,000 | 0.50 | -- |
| Averages: | 460,778 | 0.31 | 0.17 |
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