Ratios of New Crack Use to Alcohol Use by Those Ages 12 and Older

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health


Ratios of Crack Use vs Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates (1965 - 2003)
Year Total 18 or Older 12 to 17
1965 -- -- --
1966 -- -- --
1967 -- -- --
1968 -- -- --
1969 0.004 -- --
1970 -- -- --
1971 -- -- --
1972 0.005 -- --
1973 0.009 -- --
1974 0.004 -- --
1975 0.009 0.02 --
1976 0.007 0.02 --
1977 0.013 0.03 --
1978 0.022 0.05 --
1979 0.018 0.05 --
1980 0.032 0.08 0.011
1981 0.035 0.10 0.007
1982 0.045 0.13 0.007
1983 0.061 0.17 0.007
1984 0.083 0.25 0.013
1985 0.107 0.30 0.018
1986 0.086 0.27 0.015
1987 0.097 0.25 0.019
1988 0.134 0.37 0.023
1989 0.121 0.36 0.006
1990 0.131 0.35 0.020
1991 0.128 0.33 0.019
1992 0.122 0.32 0.017
1993 0.116 0.33 0.018
1994 0.105 0.29 0.020
1995 0.119 0.32 0.022
1996 0.110 0.29 0.024
1997 0.097 0.27 0.022
1998 0.093 0.22 0.031
1999 0.098 0.27 0.022
2000 0.085 0.23 0.024
2001 0.074 0.20 0.022
2002 0.065 0.17 0.022
2003 -- 0.16 --
Averages: 0.105 0.28 0.020


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