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Monitoring the Future -- Trends in Cocaine Use
vs Alcohol Use Among 8th Grade Students


Comparison Trends in Drug Use by 8th Grade Students Lifetime Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1991 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1991 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Cocaine Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1991 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future, Vol I (2009), Tables 5-5a, 5-5b and 5-5c, pp. 202-13

Ratios of Cocaine Use vs Alcohol Use Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1991 0.03 0.02 0.02
1992 0.04 0.03 0.03
1993 0.05 0.04 0.03
1994 0.06 0.04 0.04
1995 0.08 0.06 0.05
1996 0.08 0.06 0.05
1997 0.08 0.06 0.04
1998 0.09 0.07 0.06
1999 0.09 0.06 0.05
2000 0.09 0.06 0.05
2001 0.09 0.06 0.06
2002 0.08 0.06 0.06
2003 0.08 0.06 0.05
2004 0.08 0.05 0.05
2005 0.09 0.06 0.06
2006 0.08 0.06 0.06
2007 0.08 0.06 0.06
2008 0.08 0.06 0.05


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Cocaine Use vs Marijuana -- 8th Grade Cocaine Use vs Alcohol -- 10th Grade Cocaine Use vs Alcohol -- 12th Grade

Comparison Trends Overview by Demographic Group

8th Grade Students 10th Grade Students 12th Grade Students


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