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

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health


Ratios of Hallucinogen Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- Total (1965 - 2003)
Year Hallucinogen New Users Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1965 104,000 0.13 0.03
1966 146,000 0.18 0.05
1967 245,000 0.18 0.07
1968 393,000 0.20 0.11
1969 846,000 0.34 0.22
1970 945,000 0.35 0.24
1971 958,000 0.32 0.24
1972 1,041,000 0.33 0.24
1973 956,000 0.27 0.23
1974 970,000 0.30 0.23
1975 972,000 0.30 0.25
1976 953,000 0.30 0.24
1977 907,000 0.27 0.22
1978 943,000 0.29 0.24
1979 953,000 0.32 0.24
1980 1,015,000 0.39 0.28
1981 982,000 0.40 0.27
1982 985,000 0.42 0.28
1983 743,000 0.32 0.23
1984 705,000 0.33 0.21
1985 744,000 0.34 0.23
1986 837,000 0.41 0.25
1987 751,000 0.41 0.24
1988 757,000 0.44 0.26
1989 742,000 0.45 0.23
1990 654,000 0.44 0.22
1991 751,000 0.44 0.26
1992 726,000 0.38 0.24
1993 807,000 0.37 0.25
1994 943,000 0.39 0.28
1995 962,000 0.37 0.29
1996 1,050,000 0.42 0.30
1997 1,077,000 0.41 0.29
1998 1,104,000 0.44 0.28
1999 1,383,000 0.52 0.34
2000 1,522,000 0.55 0.32
2001 1,511,000 0.54 0.31
2002 1,141,000 0.42 0.22
2003 1,065,000 0.43 --
Averages: 987,944 0.44 0.27


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