Tobacco Use, Binge Drinking Decrease as Americans Consume More Marijuana, Survey Finds

Tobacco use, binge drinking decrease as Americans consume more marijuana, survey finds

Roughly 48.4 million Americans, or 16.8% of the population, met the criteria for a substance use disorder in the past year.

Federal Report Shows Youth Marijuana Use ‘Remained Stable’ Even As More States Legalized In Recent Years

New federal health data indicate that while past-year marijuana use in the U.S. overall has climbed in recent years, the rise has been “driven by increases…among adults 26 years or older.” As for younger Americans, rates of both past-year use and cannabis use disorder, by contrast, “remained stable among adolescents and young adults between 2021 and 2024.” In fact, past-year use among people ages 12 to 20 fell to a four-year low in 2024, the dat…

Federal Report Shows Youth Marijuana Use ‘Remained Stable’ Even As More States Legalized In Recent Years - Cannabis News World

New federal health data indicate that while past-year marijuana use in the U.S. overall has climbed in recent years, the rise has been “driven by increases…among adults 26 years or older.” As for younger Americans, rates of both past-year use and cannabis use disorder, by contrast, “remained stable among adolescents and young adults between 2021 The post Federal Report Shows Youth Marijuana Use ‘Remained Stable’ Even As More States Legalized In …