Ratios of Heroin Use to Alcohol Use
by College Students


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Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Heroin Use vs Alcohol Use Among College Students (1980 - 2004)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1980 0.010 0.004 0.004
1981 0.006 0.002 --
1982 0.005 0.001 --
1983 0.003 -- --
1984 0.005 0.001 --
1985 0.004 0.002 --
1986 0.004 0.001 --
1987 0.006 0.002 0.001
1988 0.003 0.002 0.001
1989 0.007 0.001 0.001
1990 0.003 0.001 --
1991 0.005 0.001 0.001
1992 0.005 0.001 --
1993 0.007 0.001 --
1994 0.001 0.001 --
1995 0.007 0.004 0.001
1996 0.008 0.005 --
1997 0.010 0.004 0.003
1998 0.019 0.007 0.001
1999 0.010 0.002 0.001
2000 0.020 0.006 0.003
2001 0.014 0.005 0.001
2002 0.012 0.001 --
2003 0.012 0.002 --
2004 0.011 0.005 0.001
Averages: 0.009 0.003 0.002

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