Ratios of New Inhalant 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 Inhalant Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- Total (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Inhalant New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | 92,000 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| 1966 | 172,000 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| 1967 | 194,000 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| 1968 | 209,000 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| 1969 | 296,000 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| 1970 | 335,000 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| 1971 | 325,000 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| 1972 | 326,000 | 0.10 | 0.08 |
| 1973 | 406,000 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| 1974 | 465,000 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
| 1975 | 519,000 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| 1976 | 599,000 | 0.19 | 0.15 |
| 1977 | 742,000 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
| 1978 | 636,000 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| 1979 | 806,000 | 0.27 | 0.20 |
| 1980 | 678,000 | 0.26 | 0.19 |
| 1981 | 597,000 | 0.24 | 0.17 |
| 1982 | 562,000 | 0.24 | 0.16 |
| 1983 | 579,000 | 0.25 | 0.18 |
| 1984 | 547,000 | 0.26 | 0.16 |
| 1985 | 573,000 | 0.26 | 0.18 |
| 1986 | 573,000 | 0.28 | 0.17 |
| 1987 | 560,000 | 0.31 | 0.18 |
| 1988 | 551,000 | 0.32 | 0.19 |
| 1989 | 464,000 | 0.28 | 0.15 |
| 1990 | 523,000 | 0.35 | 0.18 |
| 1991 | 472,000 | 0.28 | 0.16 |
| 1992 | 559,000 | 0.29 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 597,000 | 0.28 | 0.19 |
| 1994 | 551,000 | 0.23 | 0.17 |
| 1995 | 689,000 | 0.26 | 0.21 |
| 1996 | 670,000 | 0.27 | 0.19 |
| 1997 | 704,000 | 0.27 | 0.19 |
| 1998 | 821,000 | 0.33 | 0.21 |
| 1999 | 904,000 | 0.34 | 0.22 |
| 2000 | 1,028,000 | 0.37 | 0.22 |
| 2001 | 1,085,000 | 0.39 | 0.22 |
| 2002 | 1,057,000 | 0.39 | 0.20 |
| 2003 | 1,077,000 | 0.44 | -- |
| Averages: | 715,833 | 0.32 | 0.19 |
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