Ratios of New Heroin Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 18 and Older
Magnified View of Graphic
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Magnified View of Graphic
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Ratios of Heroin Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 18 or Older (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Heroin New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1966 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1967 | 17,000 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1968 | 27,000 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1969 | 30,000 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 57,000 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1971 | 90,000 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 1972 | 132,000 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| 1973 | 129,000 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| 1974 | 134,000 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| 1975 | 58,000 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1976 | 68,000 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 1977 | 89,000 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| 1978 | 63,000 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 1979 | 53,000 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1980 | 53,000 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 1981 | 77,000 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 1982 | 51,000 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 1983 | 60,000 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| 1984 | 72,000 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| 1985 | 35,000 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| 1986 | 49,000 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| 1987 | 73,000 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| 1988 | 83,000 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| 1989 | 76,000 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 1990 | 46,000 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| 1991 | 61,000 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 1992 | 99,000 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| 1993 | 51,000 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| 1994 | 65,000 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 81,000 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 1996 | 117,000 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| 1997 | 79,000 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| 1998 | 112,000 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| 1999 | 92,000 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| 2000 | 77,000 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| 2001 | 116,000 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| 2002 | 115,000 | 0.14 | 0.08 |
| 2003 | 57,000 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Averages: | 80,500 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
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