Ratios of New Sedative 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 Sedative Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 12 to 17 (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Sedative New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | 48,000 | 0.16 | 0.03 |
| 1966 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1967 | 76,000 | 0.14 | 0.04 |
| 1968 | 89,000 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| 1969 | 174,000 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| 1970 | 228,000 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
| 1971 | 182,000 | 0.14 | 0.07 |
| 1972 | 154,000 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 1973 | 253,000 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| 1974 | 242,000 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
| 1975 | 191,000 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| 1976 | 231,000 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| 1977 | 168,000 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 1978 | 210,000 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| 1979 | 221,000 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| 1980 | 154,000 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
| 1981 | 121,000 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| 1982 | 111,000 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| 1983 | 47,000 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1984 | 50,000 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| 1985 | 43,000 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1986 | 28,000 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 13,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1988 | 10,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1989 | 19,000 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 21,000 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1991 | 14,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1992 | 34,000 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1993 | 33,000 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1994 | 23,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 31,000 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1996 | 42,000 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1997 | 41,000 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 49,000 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 52,000 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 2000 | 66,000 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 91,000 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| 2002 | 87,000 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| 2003 | 90,000 | 0.05 | -- |
| Averages: | 41,333 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
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