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


Comparison Trends in Drug Use by Those Ages 19 to 28 Lifetime Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Comparison Trends in Drug Use by Those Ages 19 to 28 Lifetime Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1986 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Heroin 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 Heroin Use vs Alcohol Use Among 19 to 28 Year Olds (1986 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1986 0.01 0.002 0.001
1987 0.01 0.002 0.001
1988 0.01 0.002 0.001
1989 0.01 0.002 0.001
1990 0.01 0.001 0.001
1991 0.01 0.001 --
1992 0.01 0.002 0.001
1993 0.01 0.002 0.001
1994 0.01 0.001 0.001
1995 0.01 0.005 0.001
1996 0.01 0.005 0.001
1997 0.01 0.004 0.001
1998 0.02 0.005 0.001
1999 0.02 0.005 0.001
2000 0.02 0.005 0.001
2001 0.02 0.006 0.004
2002 0.02 0.002 --
2003 0.02 0.005 0.001
2004 0.02 0.004 0.001
2005 0.02 0.005 0.001
2006 0.02 0.005 0.003
2007 0.02 0.004 0.001
2008 0.02 0.006 0.001
Average 0.02 0.003 0.002


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