Ratios of New Inhalant Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 18 and Older
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 -- 18 or Older (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Inhalant New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1966 | 33,000 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 61,000 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| 1968 | 63,000 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| 1969 | 83,000 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| 1970 | 131,000 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| 1971 | 117,000 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 1972 | 106,000 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| 1973 | 180,000 | 0.10 | 0.13 |
| 1974 | 217,000 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| 1975 | 203,000 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| 1976 | 298,000 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 1977 | 396,000 | 0.29 | 0.30 |
| 1978 | 286,000 | 0.22 | 0.25 |
| 1979 | 401,000 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| 1980 | 299,000 | 0.30 | 0.25 |
| 1981 | 268,000 | 0.27 | 0.23 |
| 1982 | 280,000 | 0.30 | 0.26 |
| 1983 | 254,000 | 0.28 | 0.23 |
| 1984 | 240,000 | 0.30 | 0.24 |
| 1985 | 297,000 | 0.37 | 0.29 |
| 1986 | 235,000 | 0.29 | 0.26 |
| 1987 | 244,000 | 0.34 | 0.23 |
| 1988 | 228,000 | 0.36 | 0.24 |
| 1989 | 225,000 | 0.33 | 0.21 |
| 1990 | 236,000 | 0.37 | 0.24 |
| 1991 | 204,000 | 0.31 | 0.20 |
| 1992 | 200,000 | 0.27 | 0.19 |
| 1993 | 259,000 | 0.32 | 0.26 |
| 1994 | 178,000 | 0.21 | 0.17 |
| 1995 | 285,000 | 0.30 | 0.26 |
| 1996 | 262,000 | 0.29 | 0.23 |
| 1997 | 248,000 | 0.28 | 0.22 |
| 1998 | 314,000 | 0.39 | 0.25 |
| 1999 | 332,000 | 0.35 | 0.27 |
| 2000 | 320,000 | 0.35 | 0.23 |
| 2001 | 325,000 | 0.34 | 0.23 |
| 2002 | 245,000 | 0.30 | 0.16 |
| 2003 | 248,000 | 0.31 | 0.17 |
| Averages: | 254,889 | 0.32 | 0.22 |
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