Indicated Preference for Drugs of Abuse

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Abstract
Experienced [human] polydrug abusers (N = 190) were asked to indicate previous drugs used as well as drug preferences. The 11 most frequently used drugs were ranked according to percentage of subjects preferring each drug relative to reference compounds (marihuana, alcohol, amphetamine and cocaine). A highly consistent ranking of drug preference was obtained across reference compounds. The mean ordinal ranking of drug preference was heroin (highest), amphetamine, alcohol, pentobarbital, secobarbital, marihuana, cocaine, codeine, diazepam, LSD and hashish (lowest). The ranking of drugs by preference was unrelated to incidence of use or drug accessibility.