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


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Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Ratios of Heroin Use vs Marijuana Use Among New Drug Use Initiates (1965 - 2003)
Year Total 18 or Older 12 to 17
1965 -- -- --
1966 -- -- --
1967 0.024 0.020 --
1968 0.039 0.024 0.061
1969 0.014 0.021 --
1970 0.033 0.039 0.025
1971 0.040 0.055 0.020
1972 0.047 0.088 0.011
1973 0.048 0.074 0.021
1974 0.053 0.102 0.019
1975 0.024 0.043 0.011
1976 0.025 0.051 --
1977 0.029 0.065 0.005
1978 0.025 0.049 0.009
1979 0.023 0.043 0.010
1980 0.026 0.053 --
1981 0.037 0.077 0.009
1982 0.024 0.055 --
1983 0.028 0.066 --
1984 0.042 0.091 0.013
1985 0.017 0.043 0.000
1986 0.032 0.061 0.000
1987 0.045 0.103 0.007
1988 0.055 0.132 --
1989 0.050 0.113 --
1990 0.034 0.072 --
1991 0.037 0.092 --
1992 0.057 0.131 0.009
1993 0.027 0.063 0.006
1994 0.033 0.076 0.009
1995 0.042 0.084 0.018
1996 0.056 0.130 0.015
1997 0.044 0.089 0.020
1998 0.056 0.138 0.017
1999 0.046 0.097 0.017
2000 0.042 0.084 0.020
2001 0.055 0.121 0.021
2002 0.055 0.139 0.018
2003 0.039 0.070 0.024
Averages: 0.045 0.100 0.014

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