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Monitoring the Future -- Trends in Heroin Use
vs Marijuana Use Among 8th Grade Students


Comparison Trends in Drug Use by 8th Grade Students Lifetime Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1991 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1991 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1991 - 2008) Comparison Trends in Drug Use by 8th Grade Students Lifetime Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1991 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Heroin Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana (1991 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Heroin 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 Heroin Use vs Marijuana Use Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1991 0.12 0.11 0.09
1992 0.13 0.10 0.11
1993 0.11 0.08 0.08
1994 0.12 0.09 0.08
1995 0.12 0.09 0.07
1996 0.10 0.09 0.06
1997 0.09 0.07 0.06
1998 0.10 0.08 0.06
1999 0.10 0.08 0.06
2000 0.09 0.07 0.05
2001 0.08 0.06 0.07
2002 0.08 0.06 0.06
2003 0.09 0.07 0.05
2004 0.10 0.08 0.08
2005 0.09 0.07 0.08
2006 0.09 0.07 0.05
2007 0.09 0.08 0.07
2008 0.10 0.08 0.07


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