Ratios of New Crack Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 18 and Older
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Ratios of Crack Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 18 or Older (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 | 26,000 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1976 | 26,000 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1977 | 41,000 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1978 | 60,000 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 1979 | 62,000 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 1980 | 88,000 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| 1981 | 109,000 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| 1982 | 140,000 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| 1983 | 185,000 | 0.20 | 0.17 |
| 1984 | 248,000 | 0.31 | 0.25 |
| 1985 | 309,000 | 0.38 | 0.30 |
| 1986 | 247,000 | 0.31 | 0.27 |
| 1987 | 263,000 | 0.37 | 0.25 |
| 1988 | 344,000 | 0.55 | 0.37 |
| 1989 | 375,000 | 0.56 | 0.36 |
| 1990 | 346,000 | 0.54 | 0.35 |
| 1991 | 334,000 | 0.50 | 0.33 |
| 1992 | 338,000 | 0.45 | 0.32 |
| 1993 | 330,000 | 0.41 | 0.33 |
| 1994 | 304,000 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| 1995 | 345,000 | 0.36 | 0.32 |
| 1996 | 325,000 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| 1997 | 301,000 | 0.34 | 0.27 |
| 1998 | 278,000 | 0.34 | 0.22 |
| 1999 | 338,000 | 0.36 | 0.27 |
| 2000 | 328,000 | 0.36 | 0.23 |
| 2001 | 287,000 | 0.30 | 0.20 |
| 2002 | 258,000 | 0.31 | 0.17 |
| 2003 | 225,000 | 0.28 | 0.16 |
| Averages: | 309,222 | 0.39 | 0.28 |
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