Ratios of New Tranquilizer Use to Marijuana and Alcohol Use by Those Ages 18 and Older
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
| Ratios of Tranquilizer Use vs Marijuana Use and Alcohol Use Among New Drug Use Initiates -- 18 or Older (1965 - 2003) | |||
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| Year | Tranquilizer New Users | Ratio vs Marijuana | Ratio vs Alcohol |
| 1965 | 31,000 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | -- | -- | -- |
| 1967 | 87,000 | 0.10 | 0.05 |
| 1968 | 129,000 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| 1969 | 120,000 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 1970 | 102,000 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| 1971 | 135,000 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| 1972 | 224,000 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| 1973 | 302,000 | 0.17 | 0.22 |
| 1974 | 237,000 | 0.18 | 0.17 |
| 1975 | 332,000 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| 1976 | 291,000 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 1977 | 264,000 | 0.19 | 0.20 |
| 1978 | 276,000 | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| 1979 | 299,000 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| 1980 | 248,000 | 0.25 | 0.21 |
| 1981 | 323,000 | 0.32 | 0.28 |
| 1982 | 320,000 | 0.34 | 0.30 |
| 1983 | 339,000 | 0.37 | 0.31 |
| 1984 | 377,000 | 0.48 | 0.38 |
| 1985 | 320,000 | 0.40 | 0.31 |
| 1986 | 294,000 | 0.37 | 0.32 |
| 1987 | 307,000 | 0.43 | 0.29 |
| 1988 | 356,000 | 0.57 | 0.38 |
| 1989 | 360,000 | 0.53 | 0.34 |
| 1990 | 299,000 | 0.47 | 0.30 |
| 1991 | 326,000 | 0.49 | 0.32 |
| 1992 | 368,000 | 0.49 | 0.35 |
| 1993 | 405,000 | 0.50 | 0.41 |
| 1994 | 360,000 | 0.42 | 0.34 |
| 1995 | 435,000 | 0.45 | 0.40 |
| 1996 | 485,000 | 0.54 | 0.43 |
| 1997 | 473,000 | 0.53 | 0.42 |
| 1998 | 614,000 | 0.75 | 0.49 |
| 1999 | 659,000 | 0.69 | 0.53 |
| 2000 | 943,000 | 1.03 | 0.67 |
| 2001 | 820,000 | 0.85 | 0.58 |
| 2002 | 843,000 | 1.02 | 0.57 |
| 2003 | 936,000 | 1.16 | 0.65 |
| Averages: | 515,722 | 0.63 | 0.43 |
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