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Monitoring the Future -- Trends in Cocaine Use
vs Alcohol Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28


Comparison Trends in Drug Use by Those Ages 19 to 28 Lifetime Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future, Vol II (2009), Tables 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3, pp. 148-154

Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Alcohol Use Among 19 to 28 Year Olds (1986 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1986 0.34 0.22 0.11
1987 0.31 0.18 0.08
1988 0.30 0.16 0.08
1989 0.27 0.12 0.05
1990 0.25 0.10 0.03
1991 0.22 0.07 0.03
1992 0.21 0.07 0.03
1993 0.18 0.06 0.02
1994 0.17 0.05 0.02
1995 0.15 0.05 0.02
1996 0.14 0.05 0.02
1997 0.13 0.05 0.02
1998 0.14 0.06 0.03
1999 0.14 0.06 0.03
2000 0.14 0.06 0.03
2001 0.15 0.07 0.03
2002 0.15 0.07 0.03
2003 0.17 0.08 0.04
2004 0.17 0.08 0.03
2005 0.16 0.08 0.03
2006 0.17 0.08 0.03
2007 0.17 0.07 0.03
2008 0.17 0.07 0.03
Average 0.19 0.09 0.04


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