CNN: Cannabis and Hallucinogen Use Remain at ‘Historically High Levels’
The use of cannabis and hallucinogens “stayed at historically high levels” among both younger and middle-age adults in the US in 2023, according to the latest survey from Monitoring the Future, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan since 1975 and funded by the National Institutes of Health.
“The survey is an important source of information about substance use trends among the adult population in the US,” said Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse.
The survey showed that about 2 in 5 adults (42%) ages 19 to 30 reported using cannabis in the previous year, with about 10% of that group saying they used cannabis nearly every day.
For the first time, more women ages 19 to 30 reported cannabis use than men in the same age group, according to the survey data. However, there was a higher prevalence of men using cannabis than women in the older age group.
About 29% of midlife adults — people ages 35 to 50 — reported using cannabis at least once in the past year, with 8% reporting using cannabis on a daily basis.
These were not statistically different from the previous year’s findings of adults in both age groups in 2022, the researchers said, but demonstrate five- and 10-year increases.
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