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

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health


Ratios of LSD Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- Total (1965 - 2003)
Year LSD New Users Ratio vs Marijuana Ratio vs Alcohol
1965 58,000 0.07 0.02
1966 110,000 0.13 0.04
1967 142,000 0.10 0.04
1968 366,000 0.18 0.10
1969 674,000 0.27 0.17
1970 764,000 0.28 0.19
1971 769,000 0.26 0.20
1972 897,000 0.28 0.21
1973 816,000 0.23 0.20
1974 785,000 0.24 0.19
1975 664,000 0.21 0.17
1976 643,000 0.20 0.16
1977 683,000 0.20 0.17
1978 634,000 0.19 0.16
1979 787,000 0.26 0.20
1980 772,000 0.30 0.21
1981 773,000 0.32 0.21
1982 681,000 0.29 0.20
1983 565,000 0.24 0.17
1984 549,000 0.26 0.16
1985 570,000 0.26 0.17
1986 596,000 0.29 0.18
1987 567,000 0.31 0.18
1988 597,000 0.35 0.21
1989 604,000 0.37 0.19
1990 537,000 0.36 0.18
1991 597,000 0.35 0.21
1992 620,000 0.32 0.20
1993 579,000 0.27 0.18
1994 714,000 0.30 0.22
1995 780,000 0.30 0.24
1996 805,000 0.32 0.23
1997 777,000 0.30 0.21
1998 716,000 0.29 0.18
1999 762,000 0.29 0.19
2000 788,000 0.29 0.17
2001 614,000 0.22 0.13
2002 303,000 0.11 0.06
2003 320,000 0.13 --
Averages: 626,444 0.29 0.19


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