Ratios of Past Month Tranquilizer Use vs Alcohol Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28, College Students, and 12th Grade Students


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Source: Monitoring the Future

Ratios of Tranquilizer to Alcohol Use -- Past Month Use (1986 - 2004)
Year Ages 19 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
Averages: 0.021 0.018 0.039

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