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Source: Monitoring the Future, Vol I (2009), Table 5-5c, pp. 210-213
| Ratios of Tranquilizer Use vs Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among 8th Grade Students -- Past Month Use | ||
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| Year | vs Alcohol | vs Marijuana |
| 1991 | 0.03 | 0.25 |
| 1992 | 0.03 | 0.22 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 0.18 |
| 1994 | 0.04 | 0.14 |
| 1995 | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| 1996 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| 1997 | 0.05 | 0.12 |
| 1998 | 0.05 | 0.12 |
| 1999 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| 2000 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| 2001 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| 2002 | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| 2003 | 0.07 | 0.19 |
| 2004 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| 2005 | 0.08 | 0.20 |
| 2006 | 0.08 | 0.20 |
| 2007 | 0.07 | 0.19 |
| 2008 | 0.08 | 0.21 |
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