Ratios of New Crack Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 12 to 17
Magnified View of Graphic
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Magnified View of Graphic
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Ratios of Crack Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 12 to 17 (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Crack New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1966 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1967 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1970 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1971 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1972 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1973 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1974 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1975 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1976 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1977 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1978 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1979 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1980 | 27,000 | 0.017 | 0.011 |
| 1981 | 16,000 | 0.011 | 0.007 |
| 1982 | 17,000 | 0.012 | 0.007 |
| 1983 | 15,000 | 0.010 | 0.007 |
| 1984 | 30,000 | 0.023 | 0.013 |
| 1985 | 41,000 | 0.030 | 0.018 |
| 1986 | 37,000 | 0.029 | 0.015 |
| 1987 | 39,000 | 0.035 | 0.019 |
| 1988 | 45,000 | 0.042 | 0.023 |
| 1989 | 13,000 | 0.013 | 0.006 |
| 1990 | 38,000 | 0.045 | 0.020 |
| 1991 | 35,000 | 0.034 | 0.019 |
| 1992 | 35,000 | 0.030 | 0.017 |
| 1993 | 39,000 | 0.029 | 0.018 |
| 1994 | 45,000 | 0.029 | 0.020 |
| 1995 | 48,000 | 0.029 | 0.022 |
| 1996 | 57,000 | 0.036 | 0.024 |
| 1997 | 55,000 | 0.032 | 0.022 |
| 1998 | 82,000 | 0.049 | 0.031 |
| 1999 | 61,000 | 0.036 | 0.022 |
| 2000 | 79,000 | 0.043 | 0.024 |
| 2001 | 78,000 | 0.043 | 0.022 |
| 2002 | 82,000 | 0.044 | 0.022 |
| 2003 | 79,000 | 0.048 | -- |
| Averages: | 52,611 | 0.036 | 0.020 |
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