Monitoring the Future -- Trends in Past Month Tranquilizer Use
vs Alcohol Use by Young Adults (1986 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future, Vols I & II (2009)

Ratios of Tranquilizer Use to Alcohol Use Among Young Adults -- Past Month Use (1986 - 2008)
Year	Ages 19 Use to 28	College Students	12th Grade Students
1986	0.024	0.024	0.032
1987	0.021	0.013	0.030
1988	0.019	0.014	0.023
1989	0.017	0.010	0.022
1990	0.015	0.007	0.021
1991	0.013	0.008	0.026
1992	0.014	0.008	0.019
1993	0.015	0.006	0.025
1994	0.012	0.006	0.028
1995	0.016	0.007	0.035
1996	0.010	0.010	0.039
1997	0.016	0.018	0.034
1998	0.018	0.019	0.046
1999	0.019	0.016	0.049
2000	0.027	0.030	0.052
2001	0.031	0.022	0.058
2002	0.041	0.044	0.068
2003	0.036	0.042	0.059
2004	0.039	0.040	0.065
2005	0.031	0.022	0.058
2006	0.041	0.044	0.068
2007	0.036	0.042	0.059
2008	0.039	0.040	0.065

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