Ratios of New Hallucinogen Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 12 to 17

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health


Ratios of Hallucinogen Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 12 to 17 (1965 - 2003)
Year Hallucinogen New Users Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1965 41,000 0.13 0.02
1966 59,000 0.20 0.04
1967 92,000 0.17 0.05
1968 188,000 0.22 0.09
1969 322,000 0.32 0.15
1970 408,000 0.33 0.17
1971 488,000 0.37 0.20
1972 521,000 0.31 0.19
1973 466,000 0.27 0.17
1974 481,000 0.25 0.17
1975 462,000 0.24 0.18
1976 441,000 0.23 0.17
1977 398,000 0.20 0.14
1978 452,000 0.23 0.17
1979 467,000 0.27 0.17
1980 439,000 0.28 0.18
1981 385,000 0.27 0.16
1982 383,000 0.27 0.16
1983 286,000 0.20 0.13
1984 263,000 0.20 0.11
1985 323,000 0.24 0.14
1986 328,000 0.26 0.14
1987 319,000 0.29 0.15
1988 296,000 0.28 0.15
1989 279,000 0.29 0.13
1990 283,000 0.34 0.15
1991 329,000 0.32 0.18
1992 332,000 0.28 0.17
1993 380,000 0.28 0.17
1994 470,000 0.30 0.21
1995 473,000 0.28 0.21
1996 510,000 0.32 0.22
1997 501,000 0.29 0.20
1998 514,000 0.31 0.20
1999 617,000 0.36 0.22
2000 664,000 0.36 0.20
2001 681,000 0.37 0.19
2002 530,000 0.28 0.14
2003 526,000 0.32 --
Averages: 446,222 0.31 0.18


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