Ratios of New Other Narcotic Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 12 to 17
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Ratios of Other Narcotic Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 12 to 17 (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Other Narcotic New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | 33,000 | 0.11 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 28,000 | 0.10 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 52,000 | 0.10 | 0.03 |
| 1968 | 70,000 | 0.08 | 0.03 |
| 1969 | 150,000 | 0.15 | 0.07 |
| 1970 | 172,000 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| 1971 | 160,000 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| 1972 | 133,000 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| 1973 | 177,000 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| 1974 | 201,000 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 1975 | 177,000 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| 1976 | 166,000 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 1977 | 156,000 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| 1978 | 173,000 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 1979 | 223,000 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| 1980 | 177,000 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 1981 | 127,000 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| 1982 | 146,000 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
| 1983 | 143,000 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| 1984 | 113,000 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| 1985 | 156,000 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| 1986 | 94,000 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| 1987 | 138,000 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| 1988 | 89,000 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| 1989 | 134,000 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| 1990 | 115,000 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| 1991 | 146,000 | 0.14 | 0.08 |
| 1992 | 184,000 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| 1993 | 173,000 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| 1994 | 260,000 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1995 | 298,000 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| 1996 | 355,000 | 0.22 | 0.15 |
| 1997 | 430,000 | 0.25 | 0.17 |
| 1998 | 558,000 | 0.33 | 0.21 |
| 1999 | 677,000 | 0.40 | 0.24 |
| 2000 | 860,000 | 0.47 | 0.26 |
| 2001 | 1,025,000 | 0.56 | 0.29 |
| 2002 | 1,154,000 | 0.62 | 0.31 |
| 2003 | 1,229,000 | 0.74 | -- |
| Averages: | 439,944 | 0.27 | 0.14 |
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