Ratios of Past Year Heroin Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by 8th Grade Students


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Ratios of Heroin Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among 8th Grade Students -- Past Year (1991 - 2005)
Year Heroin Use Rate (%) Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1991 0.7 0.113 0.013
1992 0.7 0.097 0.013
1993 0.7 0.076 0.015
1994 1.2 0.092 0.026
1995 1.4 0.089 0.031
1996 1.6 0.087 0.034
1997 1.3 0.073 0.029
1998 1.3 0.077 0.030
1999 1.4 0.085 0.032
2000 1.1 0.071 0.026
2001 1.0 0.065 0.024
2002 0.9 0.062 0.023
2003 0.9 0.070 0.024
2004 1.0 0.085 0.027
2005 0.8 0.066 0.024
Averages: 1.1 0.082 0.025

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