Ratios of New Sedative 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 Sedative Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 18 or Older (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Sedative New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | -- | -- | 0.00 |
| 1966 | 40,000 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| 1967 | 88,000 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| 1968 | 93,000 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| 1969 | 119,000 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 1970 | 159,000 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| 1971 | 243,000 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| 1972 | 296,000 | 0.20 | 0.19 |
| 1973 | 273,000 | 0.16 | 0.20 |
| 1974 | 309,000 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| 1975 | 280,000 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| 1976 | 247,000 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| 1977 | 328,000 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| 1978 | 250,000 | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| 1979 | 277,000 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 1980 | 243,000 | 0.24 | 0.21 |
| 1981 | 273,000 | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| 1982 | 256,000 | 0.28 | 0.24 |
| 1983 | 187,000 | 0.21 | 0.17 |
| 1984 | 144,000 | 0.18 | 0.14 |
| 1985 | 89,000 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| 1986 | 67,000 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 1987 | 96,000 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| 1988 | 70,000 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 1989 | 72,000 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 1990 | 80,000 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| 1991 | 61,000 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 1992 | 62,000 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| 1993 | 72,000 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| 1994 | 68,000 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 85,000 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| 1996 | 73,000 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| 1997 | 79,000 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| 1998 | 98,000 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| 1999 | 111,000 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| 2000 | 125,000 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| 2001 | 134,000 | 0.14 | 0.10 |
| 2002 | 179,000 | 0.22 | 0.12 |
| 2003 | 154,000 | 0.19 | 0.11 |
| Averages: | 93,667 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
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