Ratios of New Crack Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 12 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 -- Total (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Crack New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1966 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1967 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1969 | 15,000 | 0.006 | 0.004 |
| 1970 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1971 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1972 | 20,000 | 0.006 | 0.005 |
| 1973 | 36,000 | 0.010 | 0.009 |
| 1974 | 16,000 | 0.005 | 0.004 |
| 1975 | 34,000 | 0.011 | 0.009 |
| 1976 | 26,000 | 0.008 | 0.007 |
| 1977 | 54,000 | 0.016 | 0.013 |
| 1978 | 86,000 | 0.026 | 0.022 |
| 1979 | 70,000 | 0.023 | 0.018 |
| 1980 | 115,000 | 0.045 | 0.032 |
| 1981 | 125,000 | 0.051 | 0.035 |
| 1982 | 157,000 | 0.068 | 0.045 |
| 1983 | 200,000 | 0.085 | 0.061 |
| 1984 | 278,000 | 0.132 | 0.083 |
| 1985 | 350,000 | 0.162 | 0.107 |
| 1986 | 284,000 | 0.138 | 0.086 |
| 1987 | 302,000 | 0.166 | 0.097 |
| 1988 | 390,000 | 0.229 | 0.134 |
| 1989 | 388,000 | 0.236 | 0.121 |
| 1990 | 384,000 | 0.259 | 0.131 |
| 1991 | 370,000 | 0.218 | 0.128 |
| 1992 | 373,000 | 0.194 | 0.122 |
| 1993 | 369,000 | 0.171 | 0.116 |
| 1994 | 349,000 | 0.144 | 0.105 |
| 1995 | 393,000 | 0.149 | 0.119 |
| 1996 | 382,000 | 0.154 | 0.110 |
| 1997 | 357,000 | 0.137 | 0.097 |
| 1998 | 360,000 | 0.144 | 0.093 |
| 1999 | 399,000 | 0.151 | 0.098 |
| 2000 | 407,000 | 0.148 | 0.085 |
| 2001 | 365,000 | 0.131 | 0.074 |
| 2002 | 340,000 | 0.127 | 0.065 |
| 2003 | 303,000 | 0.123 | -- |
| Averages: | 361,944 | 0.168 | 0.105 |
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