Report Highlights Substance Use in Young Adults in US in 2025

Report highlights substance use in young adults in US in 2025

Cannabis use remains high among young adults in the United States, according to a report issued by the University of Michigan.

Vaping and cannabis hit record highs among young adults in 2025: Survey

More young adults between 19 and 30 are vaping and using cannabis, while alcohol and cigarette use continues to decline.

Global Cannabis Use Up 40% Over Last Decade as Reform Spreads, but Overlap With Illicit Market Growing

Use of cannabis across the globe has grown by 40% over the last decade, with 256m people now reported to have used cannabis over the past year in 2024.  That growth, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime‘s World Drug Report 2026 (WDR26), follows a ‘continuum of gradual normalisation’ towards cannabis use, which in turn has helped drive a fragmented, but expanding wave of policy liberalisation.  Spread across three volumes, th…