Ratios of Lifetime Heroin Use vs Alcohol Use Among 8th, 10th and 12th Grade Students


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Source: Monitoring the Future


Ratios of Heroin to Alcohol Use -- Lifetime Use (1991 - 2005)
Year 12th Grade 10th Grade 8th Grade
1991 0.010 0.014 0.017
1992 0.014 0.015 0.020
1993 0.014 0.018 0.025
1994 0.015 0.021 0.036
1995 0.020 0.024 0.042
1996 0.023 0.029 0.043
1997 0.026 0.029 0.039
1998 0.025 0.033 0.044
1999 0.025 0.033 0.044
2000 0.030 0.031 0.037
2001 0.023 0.024 0.034
2002 0.022 0.027 0.034
2003 0.020 0.023 0.035
2004 0.020 0.023 0.036
2005 0.020 0.024 0.037
Averages: 0.020 0.025 0.035


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